South Farnham School stands on two sites sitting, as the name suggests, south of Farnham. The infants are taught at the Bourne site and the juniors in Menin Way. South Farnham is a primary school taking pupils in the age range 4 to 11. They currently have 849 children on roll. They come from a variety of local schools. Parents are able to state a preference for this school for their child irrespective of where they live unless the school is oversubscribed. Most of the children move on to Weydon School, when they leave at 11 years of age, although once again parents have the right to choose any secondary school. We maintain close contact with all local Secondary providers to preserve continuity in our children’s education.
Facilities
Music: They have splendid music facilities and all children have weekly music sessions. The responsibility for the planning of the curriculum lies with the Music Consultant who is able to support colleagues when needed. They have a flourishing school orchestra and choir which give regular concerts not only in school but also in the wider community. A variety of music tuition is available from our instrumental teachers, and at present over 200 children receive tuition.
Special Needs: From time to time many children will need special help either to overcome a learning difficulty or to ensure that the curriculum fully extends their abilities. Specialist help is available within the school. Our Special Needs Co-ordinator oversees the work of a team of teachers and classroom assistants who support and advise the classroom teacher. They work with small groups and monitor the progress of children. Additional help is available when appropriate from Educational Psychologists and the other outside support agencies, including those with particular regard for looked after children.
Extra-Curricular Activities: Many activities and clubs take place at lunchtime and at the end of the normal school day. At present a choice of over 50 out-of-school activities is available including cookery, dance, Spanish, singing, netball, football, cross-country, pottery and chess. They are always seeking to extend the range and variety of experiences that they can offer children and if you are able to help in any way then they will be very pleased to hear from you.
School Visits: They take every opportunity to explore local environment both within the school grounds and beyond. These educational activities and visits give the children valuable first-hand experience and expand their world. The cost of school visits within the school day is met by the school. However, they do ask for voluntary contributions whenever these trips take place. If there are insufficient contributions then the trip may have to be cancelled.
1.56 miles
