Description
Salterford House School is Independent Primary school in Nottinghamshire for kids aged 2 to 11 (Gender - Mixed )
They are an independent preparatory school on the outskirts of Nottingham, with a family feel and passion for enabling children to do their best. The pupils learn in a safe, rural environment where they are able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and develop through learning, discovery and guided curiosity. We strive to develop their talents and personalities in a positive and productive way throughout the school, giving them a superb grounding for the years ahead. They are a thriving school with over 100 pupils aged 3 to 11. Since opening our doors in 1981, they have continued the belief that every child matters, having small class sizes to encourage and nurture in addition to teaching music, sport and drama as well as the curriculum subjects to ensure a wide range of experiences.
Facilities
Nursery
Within our EYFS department we treat every child as an individual, with special interests and needs. They place great importance in getting to know your child very well. They will provide your child with a developmentally appropriate curriculum full of exciting activities to stimulate and fill them with the desire to learn.They follow the guidelines of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum with the aim to help young children achieve. Small classes and dedicated and enthusiastic staff ensure that your child’s progress is consistent and often exceeds their age predicted ability.
Pre Prep
The Reception class is known as Pre Prep and at this young age, they believe it is important for children to love being at school, creating long-lasting memories and finding confidence in their abilities. They are very proud of their achievements and encourage them in all aspects of the curriculum as well as developing their social skills.Fun and enjoyment is at the heart of the younger children's learning with the teachers and nursery staff working hard to create a positive, exciting and stimulating learning environment.We appreciate that every child is different, so our lessons and activities are tailored around the children helping them to develop their skills and early learning goals as well as their interests in sports, music and drama.Parents are also an important part of the school, being invited to attend school events where possible. In addition to the regular parents' evenings, they are welcome to speak to our staff or headmistress should they have any questions or concerns.
Curriculum
At Salterford House pupils work hard in a warm and supportive environment. Emphasis is placed on the development of literacy and numeracy skills from an early age, so children from Reception upwards can also explore other subjects such as Science, Geography, History, DT, Art and French.We follow the National Curriculum as this enables children to maintain continuity in their education as they move on to senior schools. It also allows us to keep pace with modern developments in education as well as giving us a system to keep parents informed of their children's progress and a comparison with national achievement. A high proportion of children at Salterford House achieve examination success for selective schools as well as in their National Curriculum Tests.
Features
Things to note
Sport
At Salterford House they appreciate that not everyone is academically-minded; and even if they are, that time out broadening horizons beyond the classroom really helps to give pupils an all-round education.Extra-curricular activities are an integral part of school life here where children build the skills to feel confident to tackle new and challenging situations in life and develop high self-esteem.
Music
All the children from kindergarten to year 6 receive weekly music lessons and from year 2 everyone receives recorder lessons too. They have a wide range of specialist music teachers and our children can choose to play a wide range of instruments, including piano, flute, saxophone, clarinet, drums and guitar. The recorder group performs regularly at school functions as well as for local residential care homes at Christmas and Easter.
Drama
The LAMDA Speech and Drama lessons are a firm favourite with many of our pupils and all the children enjoy performing the Christmas plays for their families and staff. Pupils at Salterford House are also able to take part in our drama club, putting on a full scale, musical production each Easter as well as opting to enter LAMDA examinations that are held twice a year. Another highlight for the children is taking part in the annual ISA drama festival, in which we have won many trophies over recent years, including prizes for the best musical 12 years running.
Extra Curricular
Please check the school website link for details.
3.98 miles
