Vision Statement

As a Christian school through our ‘Heads, Hearts and Hands’ varied and rich curriculum we inspire the children at Burford to be ‘Rooted in Love, Becoming Me, and Flourishing Together’. We want our children to leave us prepared and excited for their futures.

Watch Rev. Sian explain the theological roots behind our vision.

 

Our vision is underpinned by this biblical reference.

‘I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.’

Psalm 139 v 14

Flourishing Families

As a Church of England School, we try to live by our Christian values.  To help us with this, all our children, once they have joined us, become part of a ‘Flourishing Family’. Each family is named after a tree. They create their leaf and that goes on display with their family tree in our entrance hall. This leaf stays in place until they leave us. When a child leaves, we give them the leaf back as a memory of their time at Burford.

The children will all eventually have an opportunity to develop leadership skills when they become their Flourishing Family Leaders, once they reach Year 6. The Flourishing Leaders hold worship with their family each week and sit together in our celebration assembly weekly so they can celebrate their successes together. Over the year the children also share their learning and take part in sports activities with their family. Ew

This is our school prayer written by our Flourishing Leaders:

Dear God,

Help us to be rooted in love,

Becoming the best we can be,

Always flourishing through learning and play.

Amen

Thank you to the carers in our community

Each year we take part in the Christmas tree Festival at our church, St Mary’s Burford. As part of it we decorate a tree each year. This year Worship Group wanted to do something a bit different. They thought about the people in our local community who care for us and our families and community during the Christmas period and wanted to say ‘Thank you.’ Each class decorated a box and filled it with gifts for the staff and organisations to enjoy (coffee, tea, chocolate, biscuits etc). They were then displayed at the church in a shape to represent a tree. In the New Year we then handed them out to the different organisations. Some of the different organisations attended our Praise Assembly to receive their gifts. We gave them to Tenbury Hospital, Tenbury Firs Station, Sovereign Care, St Mary’s Church, Burford, The Old Rectory and Haresbrook Care Homes.

SIAMS Report

A SIAMS inspection (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) took place at Burford CofE Primary School in November 2019.

We are delighted with our latest SIAMS report, November 2019. The new framework has one question to ask and looks at this through 7 different strands. The question is 'How effective is the school's distinctive Christian vision, established and promoted by leadership at all levels, in enabling pupils and adults to flourish?' Some quotes from the report are:- 

'Burford is a welcoming, inclusive and vibrant school.'

'The school's leadership is driven to strive for excellence...'

'The school prioritises the support given to pupils' mental health, resilience and wellbeing.'