Growing In Faith and Learning
Welcome to St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Welcome to St. Leonard’s Church of England Primary School. We hope our website gives you a flavour of our vibrant, happy school and the achievements of our delightful children. We are a thriving church school in the picturesque village of Wigginton with a strong Christian ethos, growing in faith and learning. We passionately believe in developing the ‘whole child’ and ensure all children have the opportunity to reach their goals and shine in their own unique and wonderful way. Our kind, caring and dedicated team nurture, motivate and encourage our children to be confident and well-rounded members of their community. I am incredibly proud to be the Headteacher of St. Leonard’s, a place where children develop a passion for learning, feel good about themselves, are proud of their achievements and create lasting memories of friendship and connection in our school family. I warmly invite you to come and visit us at St. Leonard’s Mrs Kirsty Cullen, Headteacher.English
English Intent Statement
At St. Leonard’s, our intent is to instil a love and passion for reading and writing in every child. We want children to flourish by giving them access to a rich English curriculum based on high quality texts. Our aim is to give the children the opportunities to write across a range of genres and for different audiences and purposes, and to read a variety of books from different authors and topics. In our school, English is to be the foundation for every subject in our curriculum, and the skills that children develop in their English lessons are to be transferred across the whole curriculum.
This year (2024/25), we are working on the following areas:
- To effectively implement any necessary changes from the document, 'Telling the Story'.
- To ensure oracy is being explicitly taught as a driver for improving standards in writing.
- To ensure that the marking of writing is effective in raising standards.
If you would like any more information about how English is taught and assessed in our school, please don't hesitate to contact me using the contact details below.
English Co-ordinator: Laura Cooke
National Curriculum for English
Early Years Development Matters (pages 1 and 4 for the English sections)
Long Term Planning
Policies
Assessment Criteria
Other National Curriculum documents
Phonics information
World Book Day 2025
Our visit from children's author, Sue Flint :-)
Y1/2 visit from the Piano Man to launch their book, 'The Bear and the Piano'.
Welcome to our library :-)
James Carter Visit
Tamworth Library visit
Storytime at St. Leonard's
