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Little Hadham
Primary School

A Warm welcome

At Little Hadham Primary School we pride ourselves on
providing a nurturing environment allowing our children
to grow and flourish as individuals.
Little Hadham is a small school with a big heart, where
we want our pupils to strive towards becoming creative,
thoughtful people ready to take on the challenges of secondary school and life.
Our forest school ethos is at the heart of the children’s education and our outdoor
learning really allows them to develop a greater understanding of themselves and
their own capabilities.
Our school is situated just along the road from Bishop’s Stortford, and we welcome
children from neighbouring towns and villages (as well as further afield). We benefit
from this closeness to Bishop’s Stortford, as well as gaining the unique feel of our
rural community.
As a non-denominational school we celebrate all cultures and embrace the growing
diversity of our community. Our aim is that all pupils at Little Hadham achieve highly,
making excellent progress from their starting points and, working as a team, we
support and challenge each other to ever greater accomplishments.

Ms Sinead Connolly - Headteacher

Judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted with outstanding features
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Because it’s
small it’s more
personal and our
child feels part

of a family.

- Year 5 parent

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early years School’s good
because it’s fun!
Our vibrant Early Years area is made
up of the Saplings (Nursery) and Ash We do forest
(Reception), and is led by a highly school and sit on
experienced teacher.
the stumps.
Children make excellent progress
both socially and academically, - Francis from Saplings
ensuring they are well prepared
and ready to move onto year 1.

Children at Little Hadham are happy
and like coming to school. They
enjoy large, bright indoor spaces and
wonderful educational resources.

Our rich, child-centred curriculum for
3 - 5 year olds is enhanced by Forest
School sessions for all.

We have an exceptional outdoor
learning environment. The Early
Years building and garden are
adjacent to the main school
with direct access to our on-site
forest area.

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Wraparound Care

• Healthy breakfast club available
from 7:45am each day.

• After school club available from
3:00pm - 6:00pm Mon - Thurs.

• Holiday club offered from age 5.

My child is thriving
in Saplings.

- EYFS parent

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immersive outdoor learning

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Our Forest School
provides the most
powerful and wonderful
opportunity for all
children to experience,
explore, discover, create

and just ‘be’.

- Forest School Leader

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Safe, relaxed,
social atmosphere

and great
learning attitude.

- Year 2 parent

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independent thinking nurtured

Individuality is at the heart of Little Hadham’s
ethos and during their time at primary school
we want our children to develop confidence
to thrive as themselves. As such, we challenge
them as they work across the curriculum and
extra-curricular activities.

Mixed year group classes provide children
with wide ranging opportunities, including
passing their knowledge to younger children
and being positive role models. This ‘vertical’
grouping nurtures thinking, problem solving
skills, vocabulary and social competences
and creates a greater sense of cooperation as
pupils work with a wide circle of peers.

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happiness at the centre of all lear

Confident, cheerful children make the best
learners. To ensure that this describes our
pupils we have a wide enrichment curriculum
including chess, yoga, forest, multi-sports,
music, dance, drama, debating and gardening.
Children take part in school trips which, for
example, give the opportunity to experience a
day in the life of a Victorian school child, and to
meet a Viking. Residential trips play an important
part in the children’s growth.

As a consequence of Covid, we give even
greater emphasis to each child’s social and
mental wellbeing as they continue their
learning journey.

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rning Each child’s
individual learning
is paid attention to.

- Year 5 parent

My son is
extremely happy

here.

- Year 4 parent

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visit our school

Call us on the number below to arrange a tour for you and
your child and you can see for yourselves the excellent
opportunities we provide. We are always delighted to
celebrate our pupils’ work and their positive attitude to
learning and to one another. We hope that our outdoor ethos will match yours and that
you feel that our small community environment will support your child’s needs.

The years spent in primary school are paramount in every child’s education and we
recognise the key decision you are making in choosing the best school for your child.
Parents are always welcome because we believe that the best education is achieved
through partnership between school and home.

We are proud of our school and our pupils and look forward to showing you around!

Closer than you might think! where we are

Little Hadham Primary School is surprisingly
close to Bishop’s Stortford (only 2 miles from
the Tesco’s roundabout).The new A120
bypass makes a huge difference to our
environment by reducing pollution, cutting
journey times and making access to the
school much easier.

Stortford Road, Little Hadham, Herts, SG11 2DX Photography: Catherine Boaden
Tel : 01279 771285 Brochure Design: The Humble Line
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.littlehadham.herts.sch.uk Happy & successful children