KINGSBRIDGE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL in Devon, Kingsbridge

Education Centre Information: Kingsbridge Community Primary School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Primary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Devon
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Town and Fringe - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 413
Number of boys: 202
Number of girls: 211
Age Range: 4-11
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Set in 'beautiful' grounds surrounded by rolling hills and farmland on the edge of a rural town, the school is housed in a mixture of buildings, including a main building and 10 temporary classrooms. In addition to this, it recently won New Deal funding for new permanent classrooms and new toilet facilities. The school offers two playing fields and two hard surfaced playground areas, as well as a biology pond, outdoor beehive, bird boxes, tree nursery, compost area and wild flower gardens. Areas are available for specific study including a computer suite, a kiln room, and a bee study area. Children have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities such as sports, story telling, French, drama, dance and music. The school has 'strong' community links, for example with the Kingsmen Barbershop Group and the Alvington Singers. It also runs an out of school play club and a holiday club and maintains links with schools in Finland, Sweden, Italy, France and the US. Charity support includes fund-raising for a child in Ghiana. The aim of the school is 'to offer a broadly based curriculum suitable for primary aged children' and the school endeavours 'to develop each of a child's abilities  physical, intellectual, emotional, creative and spiritual'.