“Good School”
Ofsted 2014
Welcome “Skerne Park is the best school in the universe!� Y1 child Skerne Park Academy is a thriving primary school in the heart of Darlington. The children are incredible and are supported by a team of truly talented and enthusiastic teachers and support staff. At Skerne Park Academy our mission is to ensure every child reaches their maximum potential. Here we reach for the stars and grasp them! The school is sponsored by Hummersknott Academy Trust who offer enrichment to our constantly improving school. I hope you enjoy looking through our prospectus and I look forward to meeting you very soon... Kate Chisholm (Headteacher)
“School is just so much fun! We are awesome!� Y2 child
School The school is a large 2 form entry primary school with a nursery. We are lucky to have the school situated within the Coleridge centre where the community have access to a number of services including a Sure Start centre, Adult Education centre as well as health visitors. The school is fortunate to be within a very new building where the children have space to learn within a stimulating and purpose build environment.
Life within Skerne Park Academy
“I love Fridays at school because it’s big writing day… I love writing!” Y5 child
Skerne Park Academy bases its curriculum on a stage not age approach. We ensure that every child has access to the learning that they need rather than a one size fits all approach. The children are immersed in high quality phonics, basic skills, literacy and numeracy to ensure they have all the skills necessary to equip them to be successful in their futures. Whilst doing this the children are also surrounded by numerous opportunities to find out what their talents are and to nurture their enthusiasm. By the time our children leave Skerne Park Academy they know who they are, what their talents are and how to succeed. We believe that in order to succeed our children need an abundance of enthusiasm, optimism and resilience. At Skerne Park Academy we help them build all of these skills which we feel prepares them well for their lives ahead.
Community Skerne Park is situated in the heart of Darlington, 5 minute walk from the South Park. It has the support of a vibrant, hands-on community who are passionate about their children’s futures. The school itself is situated in the heart of the Coleridge centre and has the luxury of an excellent Sure Start centre, access to health visitors as well as an adult education service. The school really is at the heart of the community and strives to support the whole of Skerne Park from birth to 100!
Beyond the curriculum Skerne Park Academy has a wealth of talent amongst its staff. We have rugby, netball, football and hockey clubs as well as dance, choir, energy and adventure clubs. We also provide French and Russian language clubs. It is our passion at Skerne Park Academy to nurture the whole child, to ensure they have the opportunity to find out who they are, where their talents lie and how they can become experts. Every child succeeds at Skerne Park. We are an inclusive school and endeavour to provide a bespoke stage-not-age curriculum. We ensure that every child is taught what they need to learn and not what their age suggests that they should need. Because of this we have a gifted and talented agenda where more able children are challenged and engaged in higher level learning. In the same vein, children who need a little extra reinforcement in certain areas, are nurtured in accelerated learning to ensure the gap is closed and that they succeed and have all the tools they need for their futures.
“We are a singing school. Assemblies are amazing because we sing lots of amazing songs really well!� Y4 child
The Coleridge Centre, Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, DL1 5AJ Tel: 01325 380831 Email: enquiries@skernepark.org.uk www.skernepark.org.uk
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