Welcome To Great Smeaton Primary School
We are a small school, with a big heart.
Every day, we work hard to continue to be the best that we can be.
At Great Smeaton School, we are dedicated to creating a caring community and environment and meeting the needs of all our children. We encourage all members of our school community to care for others, through understanding and respect. The school has a warm and secure atmosphere, in which the children feel happy and valued.
The school aims to work towards all children experiencing real success and progress in areas of activity and learning. We provide a wide range of experiences and curriculum and cultural enrichment, in order to stimulate the children’s interest and imagination and give them opportunities to experience and learn in all areas of life. We have an ethos based firmly in the personal development and individuality of every child and engendering a life-long love of learning and preparing them for their future lives.
At the heart of the village, we have strong links with parents and the wider community, engaging with local and national groups, developing children’s personal and social skills and sense of global citizenship.
Great Smeaton Primary School is committed to equality of opportunity and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Keeping our children safe is of paramount importance to us, and as such we implement comprehensive safeguarding and health and safety procedures, as per our policies.
We welcome visitors and warmly invite you to visit our school to see it in action. If you would like to visit us, please contact the school office.
Our Vision and Values
Our Vision
‘Inspiring excellence to create, discover and succeed together’
Our Values
We strongly believe in the power of the values of Respect, Community, Individuality and Aspiration.
Our children learn about these values and are encouraged to demonstrate them in all that we do.
We recognise and celebrate these values throughout our school environment, curriculum and activities.
Our Ethos
Our aims are to:
- respect and value the individual
- create a safe, caring and nurturing environment
- stimulate learning and encourage every child to reach their full potential
- develop a growing sense of independence and personal, health, social, moral and spiritual experiences, knowledge and skills for life
- provide a broad and balanced curriculum that incorporates holistic growth, including academic, physical, social and moral growth
The school endeavours to achieve these aims by:
- sustaining a high quality environment for both the learning and well-being of the children
- helping children to develop self-discipline and respect for themselves, the school and the community
- recognising and rewarding achievement and contribution
- providing routes to success for children of all abilities, regardless of gender, disability, race or beliefs.
- creating a partnership between the children, parents, governors and the community, which gives security, a sense of belonging and global citizenship to our children.
Our House System
We have a house system in school, with 2 houses:
- Saddler, named after the village’s association with Blacksmiths
- Wiske, named after the River Wiske, which runs close to the village
All the children are placed in to a house and we have a number of inter-house tournaments and activities throughout the year.
Children also collect House Points for their effort, achievement and demonstration of our Vision and Values. They are awarded certificates at different milestones on their House Point Journey through the year.