​​At Ashdon Primary School, we nurture every child's unique potential within our close-knit village community. With a smaller number of pupils, we know each child deeply – understanding their starting points, celebrating their progress, and tailoring our provision to help them flourish.

Our vision is to provide an ambitious, enriching education where learning is an exciting journey of discovery, and every individual is valued, challenged, and supported to achieve their personal best.

 

Our Core Values: Challenge, Care, and Celebrate

Everything we do is underpinned by our three core values:

Challenge – We provide rich, stimulating experiences that broaden horizons and ignite curiosity. Every child receives an ambitious curriculum tailored to stretch them from their individual starting point.

Care – We create a nurturing environment where strong relationships enable personalised learning. Every child is known, valued, and supported by staff who understand their unique needs and circumstances.

Celebrate – We recognise and honour every step of progress. We celebrate individual achievement, personal growth, and success in all its forms – because in a small school, we see and value each child's journey.

 

Our Curriculum Drivers

Four key priorities drive our curriculum design:

Exposure, Opportunities and Aspirations – We broaden horizons through diverse experiences, community partnerships, and enrichment opportunities that help children dream big and aim high.

Reading and Oracy – We develop strong communication and comprehension skills that unlock learning across the curriculum and empower children to express themselves confidently.

Physical Development – We build the foundations for confident movement, co-ordination, and motor skills that support wellbeing, learning, and independence.

Resilience and Respect – We foster the characteristics of effective learning – perseverance, curiosity, collaboration, and respect for self and others.

 

Holistic Development

Our approach encompasses:

• Academic achievement and intellectual growth from individual starting points

• Social skills, emotional intelligence, and positive relationships

• Personal confidence, independence, and self-advocacy

• Character development grounded in our values

• Physical wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices

• Preparation for the next stage of their educational journey

 

Our Commitment

At Ashdon Primary School, we pledge to:

• Maintain high expectations whilst providing personalised support

• Track and celebrate individual progress, not just outcomes

• Create a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment

• Listen to and value pupil voice

• Work in partnership with families as co-educators

• Engage meaningfully with our village and wider community

• Continuously reflect, develop, and improve our practice

 

The Ashdon Advantage

As a small school, we offer something larger settings cannot: truly personalised education. We track every child's individual progress from their unique starting point, celebrating the journey rather than just the destination. Your child will be known, understood, and supported by a team who sees them as an individual, not a statistic.

 

Our Promise

Every pupil who passes through our gates will emerge as a confident, capable, and compassionate individual, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and character to embrace their next chapter of learning and life with enthusiasm and resilience.