Executive Headteacher's Welcome

Welcome to Hempnall Primary School.

Welcome to Hempnall Primary School. We hope that the information provided on our website will help you to gain an understanding of how the school is organised and of our core values.

Hempnall Primary School is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community. We have a friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school. We work closely with the community in Hempnall and are lucky to be supported by our Friends Committee and Hempnall Educational Trust.

This is an exciting time for Hempnall Primary School. The school is part of the Sunflower Federation with Brooke VC Primary School, which enables us to share knowledge and understanding and to work together as two schools with one Executive Headteacher. I joined Hempnall Primary School as Head of School in 2022 and have become Executive Headteacher in June 2024.

The school is situated in amazing grounds. We are blessed with great playground space, a fabulous field and a wooded area for the children to play in. We offer all of our children regular outdoor learning sessions, which helps to develop a much greater understanding of the world around them, how to work well as a team and skills that can't traditionally easily be learnt in the classroom.

We are focussed on our school rules - the 4 Rs: Ready, Respectful, Responsible and Reflective. These are the pillars by which we celebrate and recognise the amazing things that children in our school do every day. We use a recognition approach to behaviour management, celebrating and recording when children do the right thing. We reprimand, reflect and repair in private, encouraging those children who might have made a wrong choice, or not followed one of our rules, to have a fresh start, and get back to doing the right thing. This works so well for our children, and encourages them to feel part of a nurturing approach to school.

We also focus on our 6 school values. Co-operation, independence, participation, concentration, imagination and perseverance. These 6 values form the basis of our recognition and effort awards in our weekly celebration assembly, where we can celebrate the learning achievements or attitudes of those children who have gone over and above that week.

We are focussed on ensuring that the wellbeing of those in our school community is key to our successes as a school. The children are given the opportunities to reflect on their learning and opportunities outside and inside to ensure that they are happy, healthy and well. We have a qualified Mental Health First Aider on site, Mrs Saul, who offers a nurturing provision for those children who need individual support.

We are very proud of our school and always look forward to welcoming visitors.

Please do not hesitate to contact me, should you require any further information

Mrs Sarah Lewis

Executive Headteacher