Head Teacher's Welcome
Hello and a super warm welcome to Winkfield St Mary’s Church of England Primary School!
Words cannot describe how proud I am to be the Headteacher of such an exciting, forward thinking and uniquely nurturing school. It is with huge confidence that I can say that the children are at the heart of everything we do here and our school is a place that is committed to supporting the development of the whole child. Our nurturing and progressive approach to education has most recently been celebrated when we received the Pride of Bracknell 2024 ‘School of the Year’ award in April 2024.
Our school vision is:
‘At Winkfield St Mary’s, we aim to foster an environment in which inclusion and happiness are at the heart of our school. We aspire to immerse our children and community in language-rich diverse experiences, opportunities and learning which ignite wonder. We endeavour to deliver the knowledge to build firm foundations of wisdom, so that our school family can live life in all its fullness (John 10:10).
At Winkfield St Mary’s, we REACH for the STARS!
Our values of Respect, Excellence, Awareness, Courage and Honesty (REACH) are an integral part of school life and support the ethos of our school as are our behaviour STARS, which together, have created our REACH for the STARS strapline. Alongside this, are our four threads that are hugely important aspects of celebration and decision making here at Winkfield St Mary’s:
- Language and Oracy
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Wisdom and Wonder
- Health and Happiness
Our enthusiastic, professional, supportive and dedicated teaching team work hard to ensure that every child develops into an exceptional individual. As a voluntary controlled Church of England School, whilst our ethos is naturally built upon Christian values and mutual respect, peace and love, we are proud to welcome all pupils, parents, staff and visitors from any, or no, religious background.
We also value the effective partnership we have with our parents as we work together to enhance each child’s learning. We aim to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment in which your child can grow and learn with confidence. The staff and governors are committed to promoting high achievement and providing an exciting and innovative curriculum, which is both broad and balanced and provides for individual needs, so that all pupils are able to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their school life.
We are committed to offering a vast range of opportunities at Winkfield St Mary’s, both inside and outdoors, to light the spark of learning and equip your children with the skills and tools they need to ‘REACH for the STARS’.
We hope our website provides you with the information you need, but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.
Mrs R Tomkins
Headteacher
