Heads Welcome

I am delighted to welcome you to our website which provides a range of information about the school, I hope you enjoy it and find it useful.

Working in partnership with you, we aim to make Harden Primary School a centre of excellence for our community and children. We will ensure that there will be many opportunities for you to share in the educational progress of your child and the staff are always pleased to make arrangements to discuss any aspect of your child’s development. It is our priority that every child feels safe, happy, respected, cared for, and has a sense of belonging.

We aim to make each child’s Primary school days exciting and rewarding so that they look forward to each new school day, and build a love of learning and discovery that will last all their lives. Children are at the heart of everything we do. We have created our ‘Six Ways to Shine’ with the children, which are a golden thread to run through all aspects of every child’s learning. This helps to build resilience and perseverance, ensuring all our young people are well prepared for their next stage in learning.

We welcome parents and carers to celebrate the children’s successes with us, and share achievements linked to our ‘Six Ways to Shine’ through our communication tools. Our Friday ‘Celebration Assembly’ sees children being selected for ‘Star of the Week’ in each class and ‘Headteacher Awards’ are also given to pupils who go ‘Above and Beyond’ our high expectations. We will inform you on a Wednesday if your child has been selected for a certificate, so you can come and share in your child’s success.

Our team of highly committed, friendly staff embrace working together as a team and believe that education is a partnership with children and their families, in a locality rich with educational resources on our doorstep.

I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Harden Primary School and would urge you to come and visit so that you can experience our friendly and welcoming school. We hope that all children will have a great deal of fun in their years with us, and that Harden Primary School will be as special to them as it is to us.

Mrs Leanne Ruddock

Headteacher