Life at St Francis
Welcome to
St Francis from the Headteacher
It is a real privilege to be Headteacher of St Francis, a school community that I know and love deeply. At the heart of everything we do is a simple belief: every child deserves to feel known, valued and supported, and to be given the very best opportunities to flourish.
Our vision, “Providing every child with the tools to choose their path to success,” reflects what I want for every child who comes through our doors. Success will look different for each of them, and our role is to help children discover their strengths, develop confidence and resilience, and leave St Francis believing in what they can achieve.
As a Catholic school, our faith and Gospel values shape the way we learn, lead and care for one another. Inclusion is at the heart of St Francis. We are proud of our wonderfully diverse community and are committed to ensuring that every child, whatever their starting point or individual needs, is able to participate fully, feel that they belong and achieve their very best.
We are also a school that loves music! Music is an important part of life at St Francis and something that brings our whole community together. We are very proud of the rich music provision we offer our children, giving them opportunities to sing, perform, learn instruments and experience the joy and confidence that comes from making music together.
I want St Francis to be a school of high expectations and great ambition, but also one filled with kindness, joy, creativity, belonging and love. Academic achievement matters enormously, but so too does developing compassionate, responsible young people who understand that they can make a positive difference in the world.
I believe strongly that children thrive when school, families, parish and community work together. I am incredibly proud to lead St Francis and of the children and staff who make it such a special place.
If you are considering St Francis for your child, I warmly invite you to come and visit us. There is no better way to understand our school than to walk through our doors, meet our children and staff and experience our community for yourself. We would be delighted to welcome you.
Sonia Miguez
Headteacher
St Francis
St Claire
St Mary
St Joseph
What is the Pupil Premium
Introduced in 2011, the pupil premium is a sum of money given to schools each year by the Government to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.
This is based on research showing that children from low income families perform less well at school than their peers.
To view our Pupil Premium report, please visit our Statutory Data page by clicking here
What is the PE and sport premium for primary schools
Since 2013, the Government have spent millions on improving physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools.
We must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of physical education (PE), physical activity and sport that we offer.
This means that we use the premium to:
- Develop or add to the PE, physical activity and sport activities that your school already offers
- Build capacity and capability within the school to ensure that improvements made now will benefit pupils joining the school in future years
There are 5 key indicators we use to secure improvements:
The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity – the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school
- The profile of PE and sport is raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
- Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport
- Broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils
- Increased participation in competitive sport
For example, we can use our funding to:
- Provide staff with professional development, mentoring, training and resources to help them teach PE and sport more effectively and embed physical activity across your school
- Hire qualified sports coaches to work with teachers to enhance or extend current opportunities
- Introduce new sports, dance or other activities to encourage more pupils to take up sport and physical activities
- Support and involve the least active children by providing targeted activities, and running or extending school sports and holiday clubs
- Enter or run more sport competitions
- Partner with other schools to run sports activities and clubs
- Increase pupils’ participation in the School Games
- Encourage pupils to take on leadership or volunteer roles that support sport and physical activity within the school
- Raise attainment in primary school swimmingto meet requirements of the national curriculum before the end of key stage 2
- Embed physical activity into the school day through active travel to and from school, active playgrounds and active teaching
To read more about how we have spent our allocation this year please visit our Statutory Data page by clicking here
Statutory Data Reports
Please click here to view our Ofsted Report, Section 48 Report, Financial Benchmarking and School Performance Data.
