Welcome to Waterside Primary School
Waterside is a happy, caring school where we foster a love of life and learning; nurturing compassion, enjoyment and excellence for all.
It is our firm belief that if parents positively support their child’s education and attendance at school, the very best outcome can be achieved for every pupil. We therefore do everything possible to work in productive partnership with parents, including encouraging open dialogue and warmly welcoming volunteer helpers (subject to COVID guidance).
We hope that this website gives you all the information that you should need.
Starting School in September 2022?
Had you thought about Waterside Primary School?
We are very proud of our school and we relish the opportunity to educate your children over the seven years that they will be with us.
We also recognise that it can be a nerve-wracking time, deciding where you would like your child to take his or her first steps into school. We believe that Waterside Primary School will not only launch your child into a happy and fulfilling educational journey, but also that we can provide them with all the support and nurture to achieve and ‘Be the best that they can be’. The friends you and your child make here are likely to be long-standing ones.
Our expectations are very high and every member of staff is committed to developing your children both academically and socially. We encourage outstanding behaviour and attitudes at all times and want our children to leave us at the end of year 6 ready for secondary school with confidence and resilience.
In ‘normal’ non-covid times, we would want potential new families to visit our school during a normal working day. To witness first hand our children engaged and excited by their curriculum in their classroom. To hear our Year 6 House Captains talk clearly and passionately about what they love about our school. To ‘feel’ our school values and ethos, being lived and breathed by our staff and children. But we are also committed to all aspects of safety and take the safeguarding of children seriously. As a result of Covid-19 we cannot run tours of our school in the normal way. However, we will be open on SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER, for you to come and visit and have a tour of the school with our headteacher, Mrs Moakes, and deputy headteacher, Mr Ward. We will be booking 30 minute slots and we would ask that masks are worn by adults in attendance.
Please call our office on 02380 842143 to book a slot or to further discuss your needs.
In the meantime please do find out more about our school from our website.