West Borough Primary School
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West Borough Primary School is located in Maidstone
, Kent
, UK
. It consists of around 390 pupils ranging from the nursery to Year Six (Key Stage 1 and 2).
The new accommodation has large rooms with lots of space and resources including two fenced activity/play areas. The Key Stage 2 building has been extensively modernised and extended over the years. There is a hall and a library
in each building. The library was provided by the PTFA (Parent, Teacher, Friends Association) and is constantly replenished.
There is a purpose built computer suite with 30 machines. The network is linked to each classroom where there are further computers so that ICT
is used regularly throughout the school day. Each classroom and the ICT
suite have a ‘Smartboard’ which is used to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum.
The headteacher is called Mrs Crittenden
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, UK
United Kingdom
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. It consists of around 390 pupils ranging from the nursery to Year Six (Key Stage 1 and 2).
The school
The school has been there since 1915 and was one of the original four council schools (north, south, east and west – borough). They have had an extensive building programme over recent years and now have a very modern Year R and Key Stage 1 building designed for the 21st century and a purpose built nursery catering for children from age 3.The new accommodation has large rooms with lots of space and resources including two fenced activity/play areas. The Key Stage 2 building has been extensively modernised and extended over the years. There is a hall and a library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
in each building. The library was provided by the PTFA (Parent, Teacher, Friends Association) and is constantly replenished.
There is a purpose built computer suite with 30 machines. The network is linked to each classroom where there are further computers so that ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
is used regularly throughout the school day. Each classroom and the ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
suite have a ‘Smartboard’ which is used to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum.
The headteacher is called Mrs Crittenden
External links
- West Borough Primary School Website
- West Borough League Table Results BBC News
- Map of location Google Maps