At St James’ Catholic Primary School we believe in providing all our pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum; a rich curriculum that inspires our pupils and promotes a love of learning; a curriculum that provides them with the necessary knowledge, skills and vocabulary that they require in the future.
As a Catholic School, we focus on our RE work which is delivered creatively using the schemes of work recommended by the Diocese of Shrewsbury. We acknowledge the importance of preparing our children for their statutory tests and have a strong focus on English and Maths.
We think carefully about the intent, implementation and impact of our curriculum. In 2021, we reviewed all our subjects by taking a subject each week and reviewing the policy, completing a pupil questionnaire and taking a learning walk in each subject. This was a fascinating process, which highlighted our subject strengths, as well as areas to develop further.
During the last couple of years, we have introduced new schemes of work to improve the progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary across the school. We have also audited subjects, working alongside subject consultants to quality assure and enhance our curriculum offer.
We are proud to have achieved the School Games Gold Award again in the year 2024/25 in recognition of our commitment to physical education.
As a school we are delighted to be recognised by Early Excellence as a Host School for 2025/26, to host events and share good practice in our area. Early Excellence are a highly regarded organisation that promote inspirational learning, offering School Improvement & Bespoke Consultancy as well as educational resource solutions focused on early primary EYFS & KS1.
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For more information about the subjects in each class, please choose your child’s class from the list here. Clicking on the subject headings takes you to the page explaining what each subject is about.
If you would like more information about our curriculum please feel free to contact Mr Woolley, our headteacher.