School Information

Key Aspects about Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School

Titchmarsh Church of England School is a small school with a big heart set in the delightful Northamptonshire village of Titchmarsh

• Rated Effective by the National SIAMS Inspection Framework (September 2024)
• Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
• Small class sizes ensure that each pupil is provided with individual support and development objectives
• The ‘excellent curriculum’ (Ofsted) includes weekly French for all pupils, specialist sports instruction and access to technology schemes such as Purple Mash for Computing
• Titchmarsh holds the Sainsbury’s School Games Gold Mark, International Schools Award and the ICT Mark
• Beyond educational achievement, Titchmarsh prides itself on the breadth of experiences it offers its young pupils  - a whole child approach not just an academic one
• Extra-curricular activities including tennis, football coaching, Latin and basketball are just some of the opportunities open to children outside of school hours
• Music and the Arts play an important role in school life with all pupils offered the chance to play a musical instrument and take part in events through productions and performances.

Absence and Penalty Notices from August 2024

Penalty notices are issued to parents as an alternative to prosecution where they have failed to ensure that their child of compulsory school age regularly attends the school where they are registered or, in certain cases, at a place where alternative provision is provided. Penalty notices can be used by all schools (with the exception of independent schools) where the pupil’s absence has been recorded with one or more of the unauthorised codes and that absence(s) constitutes an offence. A penalty notice can be issued to each parent liable for the offence or offences. They should usually only be issued to the parent or parents who have allowed the absence (regardless of which parent has applied for a leave of absence).

The threshold for issuing penalty notices is 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a rolling period of 10 school weeks. A school week means any week in which there is at least one school session. This can be met with any combination of unauthorised absence (e.g. 4 sessions of holiday taken in term time plus 6 sessions of arriving late after the register closes all within 10 school weeks). These sessions can be consecutive (e.g. 10 sessions of holiday in one week) or not (e.g. 6 sessions of unauthorised absence taken in 1 week and 1 per week for the next 4 weeks). The period of 10 school weeks can also span different terms or school years (e.g. 2 sessions of unauthorised absence in the Summer Term and a further 8 within the Autumn Term).

From August 2024, an initial fixed penalty notice of £80 will be issued to each parent for each child.

Penalty notice fines will now be issued to each parent for each child absent. For the first time offence, this would be £160 per parent per child if paid within 28 days, reduced to £80 per parent per child if paid within 21 days. The second time a penalty notice is issued, this will be £160 per parent, per child straight away. For third offences, fixed penalty fines will not be issued - the case will go straight to a Magistrates' Court and can be a fine of up to £2500 per parent, per child.  Cases that are found guilty in Magistrates' Court can show up on parent’s future DBS checks.

Further information can be found at: Penalty notices for non-school attendance | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

Admission Arrangements

Titchmarsh CofE Primary School's admissions are organised through North Northamptonshire Council. Full details of Primary School admissions can be found at School admission arrangements | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

School Day

The Titchmarsh School Day lasts from 8.50am to 3.20pm. This equates to 32.5 hours  per week for the school working week.

Safeguarding

Our Safeguarding Team

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Gill Griffiths

Our Deputy Safeguarding Leads are: Sarah Masson and Ed Carlyle

Our Safeguarding Governor is: Lisa Curtis

Details of our safeguarding policies can be found in the policies section and you can contact the school during school hours to discuss any safeguarding concerns.

Out-of-hours contacts

If there is no immediate danger or if you need advice, contact the Northamptonshire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub:

Telephone: 0300 126 7000 (Option 1);

Email:

Reports can also be made online Report a concern (nctrust.co.uk)

If it is an emergency and you think that a child may be in immediate danger please contact the emergency services directly by calling 999. If you need to contact MASH urgently during the evening, at night or at the weekend, please phone the MASH out-of- hours team on 01604 626 938

Ofsted

We have provided links to Ofsted Reports, Data Dashboard and Parent View at the bottom of this page. You can also follow this link: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121994

Results & School Performance Tables

Our School Performance Tables published by the Secretary of State on the Department for Education's website can be found by using the weblink at the bottom of this page or by following this link: https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/121994/titchmarsh-church-of-england-primary-school

Our 2024 data:

School Curriculum

Information about our Curriculum can be found on the side bar under 'Vision' and 'Curriculum Policy'. Each class produces a Curriculum Newsletter every term, which is sent home and can also be found in the relevant class area in the 'Our Classes' section on our website. If you would like further information about the curriculum in your child's class, please speak to your child's class teacher in the first instance.

The Role of the Curriculum

Our curriculum promotes respect, tolerance and diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our pupils are offered a broad and balanced curriculum that aims to prepare them for life in modern Britain.

Children are encouraged to share their views and recognise that they are entitled to have their own different beliefs which should not be used to influence others. Our RSE (Relationships and Sex Education), Citizenship and SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) provision is embedded across the curriculum, and underpins the ethos of our schools. Our collective worship programme is planned to support these values.

Teaching the schools’ core values alongside the fundamental British values supports quality teaching and learning, whilst making a positive contribution to the development of a fair, just and civil society. Children are regularly taught about how to stay safe when using the Internet and are encouraged to recognise that people are not always who they say they are online. They are taught to seek adult help if they are upset or concerned about anything they read or see on the Internet.

In line with statutory requirements, our Music Subject Plan can be found under our policy section.

Phonics Scheme

The phonics scheme we currently use in Key Stage 1 is Read Write Inc. Follow https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/programmes/phonics/ for more detail.

Pupil Behaviour

Our Pupil Behaviour policy is available on the sidebar on the right hand side of this page.

Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is a sum of money devolved to the school to directly support the children of parents who are on low incomes and may be in receipt of free school meals either currently or over the past six years.

Our Pupil Premium Policy, Strategy and Spending Reports describing funding and how we use the financial assistance, as well as the impact of the funding are available on the sidebar of this page. 

Sports Premium Funding

This funding arrangement is ring-fenced, meaning that it can only be spent on improving the provision of physical education, school sport and healthy, active lifestyles. Our Sports Premium Statement, showing allocation, expenditure and benefits is available on the sidebar of this page.

Special Educational Needs

Our Inclusion policy and SEN Reports are available on the sidebar of this page. We follow the Northants County Council Local Offer. Please find a link to the Local Offer webpage on the sidebar.

Accessibility Plan

Our  school is suitable for pupils with physical difficulties, having wide doorways, ramps and low-level thresholds on exterior doors. We also have two disabled toilets, complete with nappy-changing facilities.  Our Accessibility Introduction and Plans can be viewed on the side bar.

Charging Policy

Our Charging & Remissions policy is available on the sidebar of this page.

Governance

Full details of our Governing Body are available on our Governors' page.