Welcome

On behalf of the staff, governors and children, I would like to welcome you to our school which, since 1938, has been at the heart of the diverse and harmonious community of Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow.

In January 2014, Stanburn Primary School  was formed as a result of the amalgamation of Stanburn First School and Stanburn Junior School. It is now a thriving and successful four form entry school which has approximately 820 pupils (4-11 year olds). Our children say that Stanburn is like a big family. It is a school where children feel safe to learn, safe to find their voice, and safe to grow. Children at our school feel confident to explore, be creative, think independently and develop their expertise across a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular areas – both in and outside of school.

Take a walk around on a typical school day and you will see:

• Happy engaged pupils and busy bustling classrooms, with all pupils actively learning;
• A challenging, well-structured and effective approach to teaching and learning with the  capacity to adapt approaches in response  to individual children’s learning needs;
• Well-behaved, confident and courteous  children who, through their spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness, show that they uphold positive values and can contribute proudly to our modern British society;
• Healthy competition, teamwork and charitable work encouraged through our well-developed house system;
• Weekly celebration of individual, team and school successes;
• Children studying from the National Curriculum and beyond, sometimes learning through single subjects and sometimes in cross-curricular topic lessons;
• Rich and stimulating learning that extends beyond the classroom including the field, the playground, the environmental areas, and outdoor areas around the classrooms, the local area and beyond;
• Technology and computing used to enhance learning taught both discretely and integrated within the whole school experience.

Finally, and critically, children, parents and carers are valued partners in everything the school does. You, together with staff and governors, are central in helping us make our motto ‘Believe Achieve Succeed – Learning without limits’ come alive every day for your  children.

C. Lansdown
Headteacher