‘Learning together, aiming high’

The children, staff and governors welcome you to the Kington St Michael CE Primary School website. Kington St Michael School is a voluntary controlled Church of England primary school for children who are Foundation Stage 2 (Reception), Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 – ages 4 to 11.

Our school is located in the beautiful, rural village of Kington St Michael on the outskirts of the market town of Chippenham, Wiltshire. There are 136 children on roll, drawn from the parish of Kington St Michael, surrounding villages and the housing development of Cepen Park North in Chippenham. Children living in other parts of Chippenham and other villages in the surrounding areas also attend the school.

We aim to provide a stimulating environment, where your child can develop at his, or her, own pace and where each child is valued as an individual. Problems can be shared and successes and endeavours celebrated, enabling each child to reach their full potential. There is a caring, positive and nurturing atmosphere where children can develop self-discipline and co-operation. All of our staff members are well qualified, experienced, skilled and dedicated.

We appreciate that the best education for your child happens as a result of the partnership between parents, teachers and pupils. We see the process as a team effort and believe that the children need to be fully involved in, and responsible for, their own learning.

We pride ourselves in the broad, balanced and creative curriculum that we offer. Both teachers and pupils need to be fully engaged and interested in their learning in order to want to go further and challenge themselves. We use the local environment, trips, visitors and quality texts in order to inspire learning.

Everyone involved in the school enjoys being here – parents, pupils and staff:

“The school is a warm, welcoming, friendly learning environment for our children to be in. All staff support and encourage the children to develop their confidence, independence and much more” (parent feedback to Ofsted inspector).

“I am amazed at how skillfully staff have taught my children the building blocks of reading. It's fantastic to see such rapid progress in my children, thank you.” (parent questionnaire)

“The staff are fantastic, taking time getting to know all the children and look after them, our child's needs are well met.” (parent questionnaire)

“I like the fact that everyone knows each other and it is a happy place.” (pupil questionnaire)

“All of the teachers and TA's are so kind.” (pupil questionnaire)

“I am proud to be a part of our new team. We have a good spirit in school and feel well led and positive about the future.” (staff questionnaire)

"I love my job and feel incredibly grateful to be working here."(staff questionnaire)

If you would like to come and visit us and look around our school, please telephone for an appointment.

Mrs K Cavey, Headteacher

Our School Aims

At Kington St Michael C.E. Primary School we:

• Work as a team – children, staff, parents, governors and the community
• Are confident and trust in our abilities
• Reach our potential by recognising and harnessing the skills and talents of all, to enable a positive contribution to today’s diverse society
• Use the 5Rs – resilience, resourcefulness, reciprocity, risk taking and reflection for life-long learning and coping with change and challenge
• Respect ourselves, each other and show exemplary behaviour
• Enjoy an atmosphere of trust, openness and forgiveness
• Provide opportunities for our children to acquire an appreciation and respect of their own and of other cultures and beliefs
• Learn through a broad and rich curriculum with relevant, exciting and meaningful experiences in our constantly evolving world
• Promote social, moral, cultural, spiritual, academic and physical development
• Promote Christian values and equal opportunities in all that we do
• Celebrate our achievements and successes, however small they may be
   

At KSM, only our BEST is good enough!

"Learning together, Aiming high."