• Cuddington Primary School is a 4 – 11, mixed gender, Primary School. It was built in the 1950s and currently has 155 pupils on roll. It provides a good, all round education for children in the villages of Cuddington and Sandiway.
• Our grounds are extensive and allow us scope to explore our interest in ‘Ecology’. We are one of only a few Primary Schools in the country to have received the ‘Green Flag’ Eco Award.
• There is a private Nursery on site and ‘Wrap Around Care’ from 8 to 6 is provided by the Network Club.
• Cuddington Primary School had its last OFSTED in January 2006. The report describes us as a ‘good school with some outstanding features’.
• Pupils make good progress in English and Maths and a higher percentage of Year 6 pupils reach well above average standard, than found nationally.
• Children at the school have ‘outstanding attitudes to learning and behaviour’ and their personal development is also described as ‘outstanding’.
• The school achieves ‘very good standards’ in art, music and drama and lessons are described as ‘exciting, stimulating and challenging’.

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3/4

Year 4/5

Year 6

Effective Teaching

Effective teaching at Cuddington Primary School is characterised by the following:

• Good subject knowledge
• Enjoyment/humour
• Regular review & feedback, verbal and written
• High quality, varied resources                       
• Providing real contexts for learning
• Positive approaches to discipline and good relationships between teachers and pupils
• Commitment to developing independent learning
• An enriched, cross-curricular curriculum
• Opportunities for collaborative learning
• High expectations
• Commitment to catering for all learning styles
• Integrated use of ICT
• Communication of specific objectives within the bigger picture