Honeybourne First School is a Community Co-educational School, in Evesham

Evesham

Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...

, Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

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. The school currently has around 117 pupils aged 4–10 years.

Building

The building originally dates from the early nineteenth century, with a new classroom, disabled facilities and internal modifications added in the early 1990s. In 1994 a portable classroom was installed due to growing numbers. The school has a large playing field and play area, and a tarmac area for both summer and winter use. A conservation area

Conservation area

A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...

 including two ponds and a chequerboard garden have also been added. Other outdoor facilities include a playstructure, a willow sculpture and a pen for small animals.

Description

Honeybourne First School is a small school, with nearly all pupils being White British

White British

White British was an ethnicity classification used in the 2001 United Kingdom Census. As a result of the census, 50,366,497 people in the United Kingdom were classified as White British. In Scotland the classification was broken down into two different categories: White Scottish and Other White...

. The school has been described as 'a warm family atmosphere, with an extensive range of clubs, visits, visitors and good pastoral care'.

Curriculum

Since its introduction by the Education Reform Act 1998, the National Curriculum has been implemented in prescribed stages, set out by the Government. As part of the National Curriculum, children are assessed by national tests at the end of KS1 (year 2).

The following subjects are taught as part of the National Curriculum:

• English
• Mathematics
• Information Communication Technology (ICT)
• Science
• History
• Geography
• Art & Design
• Design & Technology (D&T)
• Music
• Physical Education (PE)
• Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship

In addition, the school teaches Religious Education

Religious Education

Religious Education is the term given to education concerned with religion. It may refer to education provided by a church or religious organization, for instruction in doctrine and faith, or for education in various aspects of religion, but without explicitly religious or moral aims, e.g. in a...

(RE) and holds an act of worship (assembly) every day.

Clubs

There are a variety of extra curricular activities for Key Stage 2 children including

• Art Club
• Choir
• Nature Club/Birdwatching
• Games Club
• Dance/Aerobics Club
• Music Club
• Young Engineering Club
• Football Club
• Yoga
• First Aid

Honeybees Nursery

Honeybees Nursery (run by Susan Riach) is a Nursery located on the school grounds of Honeybourne First School. The school is closely associated with staff from Honeybee Nursery, and receive records of children who have attended there before joining Honeybourne First School.

Foundation Stage Assessment takes place every term and results are discussed with parents. Children progress naturally from the Early Learning Goals to the National Curriculum, which all pupils follow from Year One.