Walter Halls Primary

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and Nursery school
Your local Primary and Nursery school for children aged 3 - 11 years

“A very effective school with a strong team spirit” OFSTED

Welcome to Walter
Halls Primary and
Nursery school!
So you are looking for a great school where your child can
get a rounded educational grounding in a happy and friendly
atmosphere? Look no further…

Walter Halls welcomes up to 420 children between the ages of 5 and 11, as
well as offering a part-time, play-based introduction to learning for 60 nursery
aged children.

We think you will appreciate the calm, orderly environment where good behaviour
is prized and the focus is on hardwork while keeping learning fun.

Some interesting facts and figures:

 14 classes, on average 2 per year/age group

 25 average no. of children per class
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 60 pupils regularly attend the affordable Breakfast Club
 25 attend the After School Club

There’s so much more to know...

Look at our website www.walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk for details on all our policies,
from anti-bullying to safety and security.
 Our approach
Walter Halls values every single member of its community, be it pupil,
parent, teacher, or other supporters.

Everyone has the right to succeed, and we have high expectations

of each individual who attends Walter Halls.

We are committed to providing each of our pupils with the best

experience of education possible, both in terms of core skills like
literacy, numeracy and information technology and also enriching
the curriculum with music lessons, foreign languages, educational
trips and fun physical sport and games.

Walter Halls is an inclusive school welcoming children from a diverse

community, with over 20 mother tongues represented. We foster
and reflect the tolerant nature of our local community where all our
children grow through understanding and celebrating diversity. Our
goals are the same for everyone – achievement through hard work,
application and enjoyment.

Walter Halls A full day at Walter Halls:

*Breakfast Club:
You, our parents, are a vital part of the Walter Halls community and
we are proud that we succeed because we work together as a

- Delivering the best Healthy nutritious food to kick start the day available from team to deliver the best education to our children.
Monday – Friday 08:00am – 08:45am.

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 Our achievements - what did OFSTED say?
These are a few of the comments made by the OFSTED Inspector who visited Walter Halls:

“Teaching provides the “Staff are

“A major strength
children with a good
“Children
is in its nurturing sensitive to
“This is a good range of activities, are friendly
of pupils and children’s needs
school, which both indoors and
the value that it outdoors, to excite and
and behave and support
is effective in
places on all stimulate their interest well” their personal
all aspects of development in
of them” and to help develop
its work” their skills” many ways”

“Good links “A comprehensive “High aspirations “Pupils can attend

“…their (pupils) are promoted
with parents programme of after-school
cultural activities for those through partnership clubs that would
encourage
development with particular gifts
projects, assemblies, otherwise not be
children to workshops,
is exceptional” and talents is in offered, such as
enjoy school residential and day
place” Spanish and
and feel safe” visits and a broad
‘Mad Science’”
range of visitors”

Walter Halls National Curriculum SATs results

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The table below shows the summary of the 2009 National Curriculum results of pupils in the school
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and nationally at the end of Key Stage 2 (as a percentage of those eligible for assessment):
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Level 4 and above English Maths Science

Walter Halls 57% 62% 77%

National Average 80% 79% 88%

Kids: I love Walter Halls because...
“maths as you get to learn
“the friendly teachers
new stuff and I am good at it
and students as they
“the delicious ”Muhammed and Ethan
“being taught how to are kind and you can
school dinners” tell them anything”
Nicole age 9
play an instrument ”
Holly John, Nicole and Mya
“of everything” Aaron, age 8

Pride in our achievements - Pride in Walter Halls

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“of the school trips, like when
we went to the museum and
ate with the dinosaurs”
Sharday age 9
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“of the variety of skin colours”
“There are lots of friendly
children and teachers”
Nicole, age 9 Kids Sports Multi-sports sessions take place each Wednesday after school and last 45 minutes. The charge is
£1 per week and is payable half termly in advance or if you prefer you can pay on a weekly basis.
Aisha, Beth, Niamh, Caitlin “literacy as you can make up Clubs and
and Imogen, lots of stories and it is fun”
Ashley and Lauren
News There is also a school football team which plays in Nottingham City schools tournament.
all age 8
Parents: We love Walter Halls because...
“Although it is a large school, I feel
“I really like the way
as if every child matters and the
the school has Best
atmosphere is friendly and personal.”
“Strong “The fact that the Efforts Assembly
leadership” children are expected to encourage the
to do well.” children’s work .”
“Parents are always welcome.”

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“It’s a big school but it “Fantastic supportive staff

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feels like small one: best of (teaching/admin)”
“You don’t see sad children
both worlds.”
at Walter halls. Everyone “The commitment of all
staff and the atmosphere it
always looks happy to
“The friendliness of the teachers and creates..”
be there.” children alike”
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Walter Halls Primary & Nursery School
Querneby Road, Mapperley
Nottingham NG3 5HS

Tel: 0115 953 7200

Email: headteacher@walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk
www.walterhalls.nottingham.sch.uk

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