CROESO I YSGOL SANT MIHANGEL
WELCOME TO ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH IN WALES (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL
St. Michael’s is a Voluntary Aided Church in Wales Primary School located in the village of Kerry and the surrounding rural community 3.5 miles east of Newtown. It was founded in 1868, enlarged in the 1980s and in 2000 a further extension was added. The school currently has 120 pupils housed in four classes. We also have a nurture room and library as well as rooms for interventions and activities and a spacious hall which is used for assemblies, P.E. lessons and lunches. The substantial grounds include a garden area and outdoor learning area.
We provide a friendly, welcoming and safe Christian environment for the pupils attending the school, who come mainly from the local area, with several families choosing to travel from Newtown. Following the closure of Sarn C. of E. School in July 2006, the school’s catchment area has been extended to include the Sarn area.
Parents today have a wide choice of schools available. Some may choose to come to St. Michael’s for our distinctive ethos and our achievements. We do however take seriously our commitment to the local community. In a fast changing world, such local stability will nourish children well into their adult lives.
We are a school that values the development of a child’s academic potential and make every effort to support children with special needs. Along with our extensive activities through sport, cultural events, educational visits and support for charity and good causes, St. Michael’s School provides the widest possible opportunity for any child to have a happy and successful time with us.
Parents are very supportive of our school; we enjoy a very warm partnership with them and the community at large and have very close ties with the local Church. At St. Michael’s we believe that children are happiest and gain most from their primary years when children, teachers, parents and governors work together as partners in learning. We try to keep parents well informed about school life and are always appreciative of offers to help with school activities.
This prospectus provides information on the school, its aims, curriculum and activities and indicates, as well as words can, the ethos of the school. If you are choosing a school for your child then we recommend that you visit us and see the school in action. For this reason, we warmly invite you to make an appointment to visit the school to gain further information for yourself.
If your child is to join us for the first time, we welcome you as parents and look forward to a happy and successful association over the coming years. If you already have a child here, we are pleased to renew the links between us.
Rev Maggie Rich - Chair of Governors,
Mr Marc Phillips - Headteacher.