the west bridgford school
Nottingham
I feel very privileged to be the Headteacher for the West T PeacockBridgford
School. It is a school with an excellent academic reputation; we have
consistently been the highest performing school in the county for many years in
a range of important measures and one of the best schools in the country.
Safeguarding is at the heart of our work in school; we recognise that students
who do not feel safe and secure are not able to thrive and achieve. Our students
feel safe in school, we are a very caring school and pride ourselves on having a
strong and highly competent pastoral team. Each year group is led by a teacher
in the post of Year Director, supported by a non-teaching Pastoral Assistant who
are always on hand to support the students in our care. As a school we do not
shy away from difficult conversations with our students and have a lot of
experience in doing this. Our consistent academic success owes a great deal to
the dedication and hard work of our staff and students over a number of years.
We are fortunate to have teachers who are all graduates in the subjects they
teach, and students who value education. The vast majority of our student are
keen to achieve, resulting in a positive learning environment where success is
celebrated. I do not think I can over-emphasise the positive contribution our
student body makes to this school, and I consider us fortunate to have a student
population that can only be described as delightful. Whilst we are an
academically successful and oversubscribed school, our primary purpose is to
serve all of the young people in our care. Our aim is to ensure that every child
in our charge fulfils and exceeds their potential, and we endeavour to do this
irrespective of their ability or needs. The evidence suggests that we are very
successful in this aim. We do place great emphasis on our standards agenda; we
have high expectations of our students in terms of their approach to learning,
their conduct and behaviour, their uniform and their involvement in the everyday
life of the school. We expect our students to conduct themselves at all times in
a manner that benefits this school and its heritage, and we are justifiably
proud of the many achievements of our students, be they on the sports field or
in charity fundraising activities.
