Portreath Primary school is a village school that prides itself on its very special relationship with its community. It is school where everyone knows and cares about each other. Portreath is a happy school that is committed to helping children do, and be their very best. We believe that happy children are the most successful learners.

At Portreath School we have five school values: kindness, empathy, inclusion, honesty and gratitude.  These act as our roots to help us all grow as people and make a positive difference to the world.   Our focus is on building strong relationships. We want everyone to feel that they belong and see themselves as special.

We have created our own unique ‘Growing and Making a Difference Curriculum’. Our three main curriculum drivers are curiosity, creativity and courage. We want children and staff to be curious about the world, others and themselves. We want to give children opportunities to be creative in every subject. We expect everyone to show courage when learning, to have a go, make mistakes, be ambitious and show resilience.  Our aim is for everyone to be curious, creative and courageous to grow and make a difference, to others, the community, the environment and the world. Two of the key tools we utilise to achieve this are books and people.  We have identified over 100 people the children will ‘meet’ during their learning in lessons and assemblies.  Story is the most powerful way for people to memorise information, so books form the building blocks of our curriculum.  Please look at our curriulum page for more details.

We are part of Crofty Education Trust.  Crofty’s purpose is to give our children the best possible start in life, to unlock possibilities and enable them to make choices about their future. Each school is unique and works together to support and challenge each other.

Home and school work closely together and I am keen to ensure parents and carers feel welcome. I am available most days to chat to parents before or after school.  If you need a longer meeting, Miss Hawkins, our school administrator, would be more than happy to make an appointment for you to meet with me.

There is always so much going on at Portreath School, with the children experiencing many enrichment opportunities. To get a flavour of this why not look at our weekly newsletters that are available on this website under the newsletters tab.

If you are interested in our school and would like to arrange a visit, please contact the School on 01209 842542, and we would be delighted to show you around.

Mrs Cassie Pamplin

Headteacher