Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School is inspired and guided by Jesus Christ. We therefore promote the dignity and wellbeing of every child and ensure that they flourish with us in an enjoyable, safe and enriching environment. We believe that everyone is gifted and called by God to fulfil a service for the greater good of society. As a result of this, our curriculum is underpinned by the teachings of Jesus Christ and Gospel values which permeate school life and all that we do. Through an engaging, varied yet challenging curriculum we strive for the highest standards of achievement. Furthermore, the development of the whole child is also critical in enabling them to blossom into life-long learners and grow into active, thoughtful and global citizens.

The curriculum we offer incorporates the requirements of the National Curriculum. Leaders and teachers have worked collectively to design a coherent curriculum covering all core and foundation subjects. We intend to deliver this curriculum at the highest standards to enable all of our pupils to acquire sufficient knowledge to be successful in their next stage of education and to lay a firm foundation for future learning. It also encompasses a range of opportunities (continuous provision, project management, outdoor learning, forest school inspired learning, Multiple Intelligences and Fundamental British Values) and cross-curricular approaches which build on the knowledge, understanding and skills of all children, whatever their starting point. 

Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School believe that physical and mental wellbeing are key within our curriculum allowing children opportunities to exhibit spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding. The curriculum has high expectations to combine deep knowledge and understanding with transferable skills. It is delivered with the intent of allowing pupils to develop oracy skills with a wide breadth of vocabulary as well as providing opportunities for them to apply their knowledge and skills across the curriculum confidently and competently. This is supported by inviting classroom environments which stimulate and engage quality thinking and reasoning. Furthermore, we consider it our duty to foster equality, ensuring our curriculum addresses disadvantage and aspires to close the gap.