An Introduction To

Callowell Primary School

General Information
Callowell Primary School is located at Farmhill, Stroud and is part of the Gloucestershire Education Authority. Callowell is a co-educational day school with 180 children of mixed gender aged between 4 and 11 years. The Head Teacher is Mrs L. Wall.

The school is housed in a 1969 building and has six classrooms, a hall, IT suite, library, administrative offices, purpose-built facilities for 'Little Learners' (early learning provision including pre-school), plus Breakfast, Holiday and After school clubs. Our outside facilities include a large playing field, nature area and early years outside play area. During the summer of 2007, an outdoor classroom was erected.

A copy of the Callowell School prospectus is available on request.

We welcome any parents wishing to visit our school. Please make an appointment so that the Head Teacher is free to talk to you and answer any questions you may have.

It is school policy that no child will be discriminated against on ground of gender, race, creed or ability.

School Admissions
Under the Gloucestershire Education Authority policy of a full three year infant course, children are invited to start school in the September of the school year in which their fifth birthday occurs. This will be on a part-time basis in the first instance, usually for about a month. The children will then be invited to stay full-time if the teacher and parents feel that the child is ready.

If you wish for your child or children to attend Callowell School, please contact the school as soon as possible to request an admission form for completion. This form contains details of your name, address, emergency contact numbers, etc. Once we have these details, we are able to pass them to the Local Education Authority, who control admissions. Our standard number of entry to the Reception Year is thirty.

Each year prior to your child entering school, a programme of events is planned so that as new parents, you feel part of your child’s school. The children visit the school for several sessions and we also have an open door policy with respect to Little Learners to ensure they have a happy and seamless start to school life.

The School Day
8.45 to 12.30 and 13.20 to 15.00/15.05* hours. (* = Juniors)
There is a morning playtime for everyone and an afternoon playtime for Reception & Year 1.
Teaching hours per week are 22 hours for Infants and 23-½ for Juniors.

Organisation of the School
At Callowell, the children are taught in seven classes.

In Key Stage 1, there are three classes.

Children aged 4 - 5 = Reception.
Children aged 5 - 6 = Year 1.

Children aged 6 - 7 = Year 2.

Reception are supported by a full-time Learning Support Worker, and Years 1 and 2 by part-time Learning Support Workers.

In Key Stage 2.
Children aged 7- 8 = Year 3.
Children aged 8 - 9 = Year 4.
Children aged 9 - 10 = Year 5.
Children aged 10 - 11 = Year 6.

We have a Year 3 class, a mixed Year 4 & 5 class and a mixed Year 5 & 6 class.
The children will be taught in their year groups for the core subjects of English and Maths.