Welcome to East Meon CE Primary!

If you have landed on this page then you are probably trying to decide which school is right for your child or you have just joined us and you are looking for some more information on 'how we do things here'.

Why East Meon?

We are extremely fortunate to live, work and learn in an area where you are spoiled for choice when looking for a good school and it can be very difficult to decide what is right for you and your child. East Meon Primary has a very close working relationship with all the schools in the locality who are all great but all different in their own way. So, why would you pick us?

We believe that we have several Unique Selling Points. These include:

* A Dynamic Curriculum

* The Fantastic Grounds

* Our Nurturing Environment

* We are an Eco-School

* Our Christian Ethos

* Wrap-around Care

* A Dynamic Curriculum

Since my arrival in September of 2018, I have been working with my staff team to redesign the curriculum to include more current topics and, more importantly the ideas and interests of our pupils. This work has led to some exciting changes and the introduction of topics such as 'The Great Barrier Reef-A natural wonder?', 'Is it Art?' and 'Gardeners World' amongst many others. We regularly review the curriculum and discuss the topics with the children prior to teaching to allow them the opportunity to lead the learning when appropriate.

* The Fantastic Grounds

Our curriculum is also greatly supported by our large grounds which contain a 'learning garden' a pond, our Lodge (used for play therapy and interventions), a large open field and will soon also include a reflection garden and a MUGA-Multi-Use Games Area. The MUGA will enable us to hold larger sports tournaments with other local schools and to teach on the pitches even in bad weather.

The 'learning garden' is used regularly for science experiments and explorations and also holds our four chickens-Mo, Stephen, J.K and Rosa, which the children are fully responsible for. It also allows us to grow vegetables which the children then donate to those in need in the village. The eggs laid by our chickens are sold and the money is donated to the local food bank.

* Our Nurturing Environment

As a small school, we are privileged to have smaller class numbers than the larger primary schools. This means that every adult across the school knows every child and is able to support them effectively while being aware of any needs they may have. This has created a very nurturing environment in which our children feel, and are, very safe. 

To add to this and to further support the mental well-being of our pupils, we have a Play Therapist on staff who works with pupils on a 1:1 basis at times and also in larger groups. She also works with the youngest class once a week to teach them how to express our feelings in a positive way.

* We are an Eco-School

The Eco-Team (a group of KS2 PUPILS) are lead by Miss Lambton and have completed fantastic work over the last couple of years and achieved the Eco Flag in July 2019. The team work to keep the school as environmentally friendly as possible and meet with the school council to find ways to do this. They have also set up events such as Eco-day and The Big Beach Clean in the last year which have been very successful.

* Our Christian Ethos
Our Christian Values of Hope, Love and Courage underpin both our behaviour management system and the way in which we teach our curriculum. We aim to make our children religiously and spiritually literate and encourage them to discuss what they believe. We do not expect every pupil to be a Christian and we very much celebrate the differences between each of us. 

* Wrap-around Care

We offer wrap-around daily from 8am. Pupils coming for this morning session will be given a breakfast of cereal, toast and fruit and will have the chance to play board games.

We also offer after school care until 5pm. Here pupils will be offered a snack and will take part in a range of activities including board games, arts and crafts and movie afternoons.

Cost:

Breakfast Club: £3 per day

After School Care: £5 per day

* Ofsted Rating

In October 2019, we were inspected under the new framework and were found to be a 'Good' school.

They found that the pupils 'like their friendly school' and that 'teachers and leaders have high expectations of what the pupils can achieve.'

If you would like to read the full Ofsted report, it can be found below.