Where is God in our school?
We seek the good in everyone and everything.
We are a Church of England school - established on this site in the Victorian era to benefit the children of the parish who could not afford education. Our historic foundation is recorded in the school’s Trust Deed by Thomas Young (dated 1684) and established on its present site by Andrew Percival, George Henry Percival and Thomas Aris in 1887.
The mid-nineteenth century population pressure required changes in the existing provision. In 1684, Thomas Young had provided funding for apprentices in the parish to receive an education. The trustees set up a house for the master within which the children were taught. In 1819 the curate reported that "the poorer classes were satisfied with the means of education that they possess." Such sentiments were not enough. In 1855 and girls and infant school was built near the school house but by 1872, inspectors condemned the school! Enlargements were made in 1887 and the infants were moved to a new site - where our school stands today.
After World War Two, the school house and old school in the west corner of Holy Cross churchyard were demolished despite protests from the community to reuse them as a village centre to replace that which they used in school road.
We are firmly rooted in the Christian principles that inspired those early Church schools and today we willingly and actively seek to serve an ever expanding, wide and diverse community.
Our values and mission are born from the Christian faith and that sense of duty to provide all children with a fair and equal start in life; but they are excellent virtues for any member of society to uphold, no matter what your belief system.
Based on our statement of spirituality, we believe that God can be felt in our school through the good in everyone and the work that we do. There is a tangible force for good moving through our school every day.
We believe that through the living out of our values and our core ethos of love (and therefore compassion) our children will leave us with the tools and the understanding of their mission to make this world a better place.
We are building what we value and everything we do is done with love - as we grow together in God's love.
How do we follow in Jesus' footsteps?
Our vision
Our vision
Our vision
At PPS, we believe in putting our heart and soul into everything that we do. Our ambition is that our passion for learning inspires our children and ignites a lifelong journey of discovery.
We want our children to have a sense of enormous wellbeing and a positive feeling of achievement - by reaching their personal goals and targets.
Our vision
Our vision
We want them to feel connected to nature and each other; therefore, empowered to change the world.
" Put your heart and soul into every activity you do."
Colossians 3:23
Prayer
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
Fostering a child's spiritual development means, for us at Pattishall CE Primary, enabling them to find a sense of peace. Giving them time to ground themselves and experience awe and wonder in the natural world.
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
It is also about offering quiet, reflective time - an opportunity for prayer in addition to our daily communal prayers.
We are developing Prayer Stations and Reflective Corners around school to allow children to chance to explore their spiritualty.
Daily Collective Worship - the heartbeat of our school
Monday
Bible stories shared by Rev Marion, Rev Ian, Jean and John
Tuesday
Songs of Praise
Wednesday
Picture News - current affairs, reflected on from a Christian perspective
Thursday
Picture News Collective Worship
Termly Worship led by Leah from the Lighthouse Trust
Friday
Values in Practice - our ViP Awards are awarded to all children who have demonstrated our school values through their daily life: families welcome - Mrs McLean
School Liturgy and Prayer
Liturgy:
Adult: Put your heart and soul into everything that you do.
Children: We are called to live with purpose and learn with passion.
Our School Prayer is the Lord's Prayer