Our School Vision Every single child deserves a first-class education which is built upon a bedrock of values-based concepts which are bespoke to the contextual and inclusive identity of our school. At the heart of the school is our Reading Pledge which sets out our unwavering commitment to ensuring the highest possible outcomes for pupils in reading, no matter what their starting point, in the knowledge that this will be fundamental to unlocking wider curriculum success and personal development. This includes pupils with SEND, disadvantage and multi disadvantage, EAL and behavioural barriers, however complex these may be. Given our demographic, we acknowledge that cognitive overload plays a detrimental factor in our pupils' ability to process and retain learning as often, information is abstract. Therefore, a thematic approach underpins the curriculum design to allow children to build stronger schema, acquire new language and learn knowledge and skills through a clearly articulated, consistently delivered Whaley Thorns Teaching and Learning pedagogy.

All children leave our school ready for their next phase, not only with strong academic foundations, but also knowing themselves and knowing what their unique strengths, skills and attributes are.