Statutory School Information
Contact Information
Head Teacher: Mrs Rebecca Wallace
Chair of Governors: Mrs Helen Audritt (Can be contacted via the school office)
Administrator: Mrs Laura Mattheson
Address: Great Smeaton Primary School, Great Smeaton, North Yorkshire, DL6 2EQ
Telephone: 01609 881349
Email: admin@greatsmeaton.dalesmat.org
Please contact Mrs Mattheson if you have any questions or queries.
Great Smeaton Primary School is part of the Dales Academies Trust.
Address: Dales Academies Trust: c/o Oakbridge Church Of England Primary School, Alvertune Road, Northallerton, DL6 2GD
Telephone: 03301 242618
Email: admin@dalesmat.org
CEO: Mr Damian Chubb
Requests for Paper Copies
If you require a paper copy of any information on this site, we will provide this free of charge. Please contact our school office by email or telephone.
Our School Ethos and Values
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.
Admissions Arrangements
Great Smeaton Primary School is part of the Dales Academies Trust and is located in North Yorkshire. Children are admitted into school in accordance with North Yorkshire County Council admissions arrangements which are published on the County Council website here. You can find further information about our admissions here
Attendance
We believe attendance and punctuality are essential, both as a common courtesy to prevent disturbing other pupils and in developing good work habits. Children cannot learn if they are absent, and lateness can lead to vital elements of explanation being missed. Our aim is to emphasise the importance of this to the whole school community through good time-keeping in all areas of school life and by regular reminders and praise for those displaying high standards.
Please click here to access our Policies page to view our Attendance Policy.
Behaviour Policy
It is our policy that all pupils should have the right to clear guidelines regarding behaviour and the opportunity to be part of a caring and respectful learning community. Pupils have a right to be happy.
Please click here to access our Policies page to view our Behaviour Policy and Anti-Bullying Policy.
Charging & Remissions Policy
Great Smeaton Primary School believes that all our pupils should have an equal opportunity to benefit from school activities and visits (curricular and extra curricular) independent of their parents’ financial means. This charging and remissions policy describes how we will do our best to ensure a good range of visits and activities is offered and, at the same time, try to minimise the financial barriers which may prevent some pupils taking full advantage of the opportunities.
Please click here to access our Policies page to view our Charging & Remissions Policy.
Complaints Procedure
It is in everyone’s interest that complaints are resolved at the earliest possible stage. Many issues can be resolved informally, without the need to invoke formal procedures. As a school we take informal concerns seriously and make every effort to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
There are occasions when complainants would like to raise their concerns formally. In these cases, the school’s formal procedure should be invoked.
The Dales Academies Trust Complaints Procedure and Policy can be found here.
The Dales Academies Trust Whistleblowing Policy can be found here.
Curriculum
Our curriculum is ambitious and designed to meet the diverse needs of the children who attend our school. It aims to provide all pupils with the knowledge, skills and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.
Please follow this link to our Curriculum area of the website to find out further information about our school’s approaches to Teaching & Learning, Curriculum, Plans and Assessment.
Schools Financial Information & Benchmarking
To access information regarding our school’s financial benchmarking, please visit the following GOV.UK website here.
Financial Declaration: Please see financial information on Dales Academies Trust website
Annual Reports and Accounts
To access financial information regarding our school’s
- annual report
- annual audited accounts
- memorandum of association
- articles of association
- names of charity trustees and members
- funding agreement
Please visit the Dales website here
Latest Exam & Assessment Results
Please view our School Performance area of our website for further details by clicking here.
Governors’ Information and Duties
As a school we are very proud of our governors who take their duties very seriously and give up their time in the interests of the whole-school community. They make an important contribution to raising standards and maintain high aspiration.
It is a statutory requirement that details of the structure and responsibilities of the Local Governing Body and its committees are available to all, and for all Governors to record any business, financial and other governance interests held either personally or through a company or relative or partner.
To find out further information about the Local Governing Body at Croft Church of England Primary School, please visit our Governor area here.
OFSTED Reports
OFSTED is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They report directly to Parliament and are responsible for inspecting and regulating schools, pre-schools, nurseries, and any services caring for children and young people, as well as those providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
Please click here to access the school’s Ofsted report.
PE & Sports Premium
PE & Sport Premium is funding provided to primary schools to enhance the provision of PE and sport. It is for schools to decide how the PE and Sport funding is spent.
Please click here to find out further information about the Sports Premium Funding and view our Evidence of impact of Primary PE and Sport Funding.
Performance Tables
This section on the DfE website pulls together new and current research and evaluation projects, research centres, publications and data from a range of sites, making it easier to compare a selection of individual schools and to see all the information in one place.
This link takes you to Great Smeaton Primary School’s entry.
Policies
All school policies can be accessed by visiting our Policies page of the website here.
Pupil Premium
The Government believes that the Pupil Premium, which is additional to main school funding, is the best way to address the current underlying inequalities between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their wealthier peers by ensuring that funding to tackle disadvantage reaches the pupils who need it most.
Please visit our pupil premium area of the website to find out further information and view our Pupil Premium Strategy.
Reading & Phonics
At Great Smeaton Primary School we use the synthetics phonics programme ‘Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised’. Children begin phonics on day one in our Nursery and Reception Classes and are taught daily in small groups. Alongside the groups, teachers will refer to the phonics programme throughout the day.
Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy
The Governing Body of Great Smeaton Primary School takes its responsibility under section 11 of the Children Act and duties under “working together” to safeguard and promote the welfare of children very seriously. We work together with other agencies to ensure adequate arrangements exist within our setting to identify and support those children who are suffering harm or are likely to suffer harm. Please read our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy by visiting our safeguarding page here.
School Uniform
It is our policy that all children should wear clothing that is in keeping with a purposeful learning ethos and promotes equality, positive behaviour, standards and safety.
Our policy is based on the belief that a school uniform:
- promotes a sense of pride in the school
- engenders a feeling of belonging
- is practical and sensible
- identifies the children within the school
- is not distracting in the learning environment (as fashion clothing and accessories can be)
- makes children feel equal to one another in terms of appearance
- is regarded as suitable, and good value for money, by most parents
Please visit our uniform page where further information and a copy of our uniform policy can be found.
School Opening Hours
Full information about our school’s opening hours and school day can be found on our school structure page
Special Educational Needs (SEN) & Disability Information
At Great Smeaton Primary School we are committed to developing cultures, policies and practices that are inclusive.
We have systems to identify when children have barriers affecting their learning and tailor specific interventions to enable pupils to overcome their barriers.
Mrs Gemma McManus is our SENCO. She can be contacted via the school office
You can view our SEND Annual Report, SEND Policy, Accessibility Plan and further information about the SEND Local Offer here.
Trustees’ information and duties
To access information about the Dales Trustees and duties please visit the Dales website here.