Welcome to Hasbury

At Hasbury we are all committed to helping our pupils achieve the highest standards in all aspects of their education.

Our aims are to achieve the highest academic standards for each child, whilst equipping our pupils with the skills, knowledge and confidence to contribute to the life of the community and beyond.

We greatly value our partnership with pupils, teachers, parents, governors and the wider community, working together to create a caring, happy and stimulating learning environment for all our children.

We believe this is achieved in the secure and enjoyable atmosphere of a school such as Hasbury.

It is not easy to capture a full picture of a school in a few pages, so parents are encouraged and welcomed to visit us, to talk to the staff and ask questions to find out more.

About the school

Hasbury Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school serving the needs of children aged 4+ to 11+. The school is organised into two departments or ‘phases’ – the Early Years for children up to the age of 7, and the Upper Years for the children aged 7-11. These Phases correspond to the Foundation Stage and the two Key Stages (1 and 2) of the National Curriculum. The geography of the school means that these two phases are housed in separate buildings but the staff share one staffroom and the whole school meets together for most of our acts of worship each week. The curriculum is planned on a whole school basis so that continuity and progression can be achieved. All policies are revised regularly and are available for parents to view in school.

The Upper Years building, although Victorian in age, provides excellent and spacious learning space. We have a well-equipped and resourced library, a specifically designated design and technology room and a computer suite, housing sixteen computers which are all networked and have access to the Internet. In addition to this, each class has its own networked computer with access to printers and other peripherals. In the Upper Years building we have full wireless network coverage so that all children will be able to use internet connected laptops at their desks. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards to enhance and enrich the learning opportunities we offer.

We have two spacious halls for the whole school to meet and enjoy our daily acts of collective worship together. Two halls also enable us to ensure children have their two hours of physical activity time-tabled every week. The Upper Years hall also doubles as the School’s dining hall; we have our own kitchen on site where our cook, Mrs Partridge, prepares delicious hot meals on a daily basis.

Also housed on our site is the Hasbury Language Unit. This is a great asset to the School; not only are we able to call on the expertise of The Unit staff but we are also able to demonstrate clearly our belief and commitment to school inclusion.

We have an admission number of up to 30 children each year and we have around 210 children on roll.

Admissions

Children are admitted to Hasbury School at the beginning of the Autumn Term. This is in line with Dudley’s current Admissions Policy.

We aim to make this a happy and exciting time for your child and our many pre-school activities help us to achieve this. Many of our children transfer from the Hasbury Pre-School, which is an integral part of our foundation stage provision, to our reception class. This enables a smooth transition through this key stage and is further enhanced by the Hasbury Toddlers, our Parent/Carer/Toddler group which meets twice a week in our early years’ hall. Before your child begins school, you and your child are invited into school for visits. This is followed up by a home visit by the class teacher and teaching assistant.

These are invaluable times for you and us to get to know each other and build up the positive partnership between school and home which we know is so important for ensuring your child gets the very best start here at Hasbury.

When children start school, we ask parents to complete an admission form. As you will appreciate, there may be times when we need to contact you, for example, in the case of illness. We maintain a computer and a 'record card' system to help us in cases of accident or illness. Please notify us of any changes in telephone numbers, mobile numbers and home addresses, so that we can keep our records up to date. We would appreciate you sharing information with us regarding illnesses, allergies or medication.

For those children who wish to join us during the school year, we welcome visits by parents and children. Please telephone the School Office to arrange an appointment.