Reception Graduation 2014

After two years in the EYFS with Mrs Stanley and her team, our Reception children have now graduated and will arrive in KS1 in September. This first stage of any child's education is one where they make incredible progress. Areas of self care, physical development, language and early literacy develop faster here than at any other stage of education.

All the evidence we have shows that pupils who attended our EYFS setting and stay until the end of KS2 make greater progress and attain better results than those pupils who arrive afterwards. So your children have got off to a good start!

The graduation was a chance to celebrate what they have achieved since arriving at Broadford, and look ahead to the next 6 years!

Weekly Winners

There was one final chance this week to give out the last of the certificates and prizes for the children. This year has been a record breaker for the number of certificates given away. We have also had to find new ones as the children have achieved in so many different categories.

Who would have thought you would need an attendance certificate for 3 years 100%? One of the pupils realised we didn't have a certificate to celebrate becoming a free reader!

Congratulations to all those below... the last awards of 2013-14.

Bouncy Castle Day 2014 - Highlights

Have a look at the second collection of highlights from our Bouncy Castle Day 2014. This is a reward for the way that pupils live out their three values on a daily basis:

1. Turn up every day on time
2. Do your best in every lesson
3. Be kind and polite to everyone you meet

In addition we have managed to reach the heights of 95.6% attendance this year - a new record. By living up to these values we have built a school where behaviour is graded as outstanding. Achievement of that nature deserves a special reward... and it gives Mr Drakes a chance to live out his dream of being an Ice Cream Van owner!

Year 6 Leavers' Assembly

After a very successful year it was time to say goodbye to our latest Year 6 cohort. They have managed to make outstanding progress across Key Stage 2. 100% of pupils made the expected progress in all areas. We are above National for all of the three main areas: Reading, Writing & Maths. Our number of children reaching Level 6 for Maths is the highest ever.

Our Year 6 children have also been great leaders: helping on the playground, assisting in assembly, caring for younger pupils, running the snack shop at break time and representing the school on trips and visits.

Well done to all of you, you will now be ready for Year 7.

Nursery Sports Day

Thank you to the Nursery staff and Mr Clark for organising the Nursery Sports Day. The children had a great time showing Mums & Dads how they had developed their jumping, running and balancing skills.

End of Year 2014-15

It is hard to sum up the achievements of this academic year in just one paragraph. Whilst I have always had the highest of expectations for the pupils, staff, parents and Governors of Broadford Primary, this year has exceeded them. For us all to have created a school that is seen as outstanding in every area is a wonderful achievement… one that doesn’t happen very often. The children and families of Harold Hill deserve nothing less. To do it in a way where there is a real balance between academic excellence and the personal development of every child is even more special.

Every member of our community has worked so hard to place our school in the top 1% of those nationally – and it has been done in a very short time! To have made such significant progress that we received a letter from the Secretary of State for School - David Laws MP - is a real achievement. This year really has been the pinnacle of my career so far and I am immensely proud of the heights our children have reached: 100% at the right level for reading, 100% at the right level for maths, above expectations for phonics and reading in KS1, performing at the O2, winning the Spelling Bee, supporting local charities and community groups and helping other schools. I am looking forward to September already – we will finally be a two form entry school, new staff and pupils are going to bring a new energy to our community and we will have the chance to build on the successes we have had this year.

Thank you for your continued help and support. You have all helped to turn Broadford into the only outstanding school on the Hill and you should be very proud. We remain committed to giving your children the very best and the end of this year simply means the start of the next stage of our continued improvement and development. Enjoy a well-earned break and we look forward to seeing you in September!

Year 6 Leavers Awards

In our final assembly of the year, we had a range of awards for our Year 6 pupils. Although we set a very high bar for progress and attainment in 2013, this year's cohort have managed to exceed the target! They have been a great example to the other pupils about how you can achieve anything if you use the 4R skills effectively.

The pupils below received special recognition for the way they progressed this year and showed great leadership.

4R Learning Awards
Reciprocity: Junior St Matthew Daniel

Resilience: Jack Ilott

Reflectiveness: Kingsley Onwuegbuzie 

Resourcefulness: Jack Ibbunson

House Captains:

Lowena Amankwah & Jordan Crane

Dara Adu & Charlie Adams

Holly Berry & Tyler Houlston

Daniella Mazyar & Harry Hooper

SATs Awards:

Mathematics - Tyler Houlston & Yashvi Shah

Reading - Lowena Amankwah & Kieran Dansey

Progress - Louis Hatwell & Gabriella Asllani

Classmate of the Year

This award is chosen by the pupils. Having considered which pupils in their class have best typified the pupil values and 4R learning behaviours they vote for their choice.

Elm - Raheem Miah

Maple - Yashvi Shah

End of Year Awards

Academic Excellence - Tyler Houlston & Yashvi Shah

Outstanding Contribution - James Burnett & Samantha Simpson

Excellent Effort - Abbi Maxwell & Fletcher Marney

Sporting Excellence - Summer Trinder & Yinka Busari

Final E for Excellence

Charlie Adams - for his powerful, brave and treacherous performance as Macbeth in the end of year show.