Our Community

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At Hall Orchard we value our family ethos and partnership with the community. We foster a sense of belonging within the school, village, county, nation and world.

We uphold a strong Christian Ethos as a Church of England School. We recognise and respect diversity and promote an understanding of the importance of cooperation within communities and respect for others.

Our community members play an important role in the day to day running of the school.

Church

As a Church school, we place special emphasis on the teaching and beliefs of the Christian faith, in our acts of Collective Worship, through the curriculum and in our daily school life.

Staff at Hall Orchard contribute to Collective Worship and on a weekly basis assemblies are led by a member of the local clergy Rev Clive Watts, Rev Neil Jones and Rev Sandra Marshall.

Class Assemblies are held throughout the year to which parents and carers are invited.

We have close links with and value the support of the local ministers and congregations of the Baptist, Methodist and Church of England Churches.

At Holy Trinity Church we:

  • Celebrate Harvest, Christmas and Easter. Parents are invited to celebrate with us at Harvest and Christmas.
  • Are involved in the annual tree festival.
  • Celebrate our Year 6 Leavers with a special service, to which parents / carers are invited.
  • Raise money for Charities
  • Enhance our learning linked to different curriculum areas.
  • Mark the close of the academic year with a whole school service.

At the Baptist Church we:

  • Enhance our learning in RE when learning about places of worship and Baptism.
  • Have contributed art work for the churches’ 200 years event.

At the Methodist Church we:

  • We display our Christmas artwork and visit each year to look at the Christmas Nativity Scenes.

In addition to visiting local churches we also value other faiths and visit other places of worship.

Beliefs and Values

Our beliefs and values are engrained within everything we do at Hall Orchard CE Primary School. They drive the direction of our school and are at the heart of what we do to improve educational outcomes for children. Our school is a caring family where everyone is valued and encouraged to achieve their potential as well as to have respect for God and His world.

Our core values incorporate the 15 Christian Values and are as follows:

Vision Statement

For our children to be confident, ambitious learners who demonstrate the personal values and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the global community.
To be an excellent school where all children achieve their best.

Transition

Most of our children move on to Humphrey Perkins High School. We have good contacts with Humphrey Perkins and visits are made by teachers and children to help the transfer take place smoothly.
Each Autumn, the year tutor makes preliminary contact with year 6 staff and children, followed later by individual chats. Later in the year all records and results are collated and sent together with friendship lists which aid the secondary school’s class organisation for the following year. There are invitations to the Secondary Schools Open Evenings for families and Induction Days for pupils to familiarise themselves with their new school. Our year 6 team is fully involved throughout the process up to and including transfer, liaising closely with Humphrey Perkins and Rawlins staff and carrying out a ‘moving on’ project with the year 6 pupils during their final summer term at Hall Orchard.