Curriculum
Curriculum Overview
At the Abbey School we provide a broad and balanced curriculum which aims to make learning enjoyable and fun for the children, while achieving high standards in all areas. The school meets the statutory requirements of the new National Curriculum, but also designs the curriculum to make it relevant for children in the 21st century …
Curriculum Letters
If you require any more information about the curriculum our school is following please contact the School Office.
Special Educational Needs (SEND)
All children and young people are entitled to an appropriate education, one that is appropriate to their needs, promotes high standards and the fulfilment of potential’ (SEND Code of Practice 2015). Welcome to the SEND section of our website. I am Mrs Crisp and I have been the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) at The …
British Values
The Department for Education have reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.” At The Abbey CE VA Primary School these values …
Helping your Child at Home
Writing Vocabulary Reading and phonics Children will only read books that are entirely decodable, this means that they should be able to read these books as they already know the code contained within the book. We only use pure sounds when decoding words (no ‘uh’ after the sound) We want children to practise reading their …
Exam and Assessment Results
Key Stage 2 Data 2023 Reading 2023 Writing 2023 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling 2023 Maths 2023 Combined R,W,M % achieving expected standard Abbey 100 95 100 95 86 Herts 76 70 75 75 61 National 73 72 72 73 60 % achieving higher standard Abbey 52 67 57 67 33 Herts 34 16 34 28 …
English
English is taught daily with different focuses of spoken language, reading and writing. Each topic in enriched with a high quality whole class text which is explored and often used as stimulus for writing. Detailed long term planning ensures different genres are covered throughout the year. Regular extended writing (also cross curricular) provides the opportunity …