Information for Parents

Parenting Support Directory

The Wheldon and Gedling Extended Services Partnership has produced an extensive directory of all the services that are available to support parents in this area. This directory can be accessed here:- Download Parent Directory 2010

Parental Views Survey 2010

This year's survey had the strongest response ever. With 76 replies from a school population of 160, this must be a very accurate barometer of opinion. To view the results click here:- Parent Survey 2010 The survey will appear in a new window as a PDF file.

School Holidays 2010-11

The school holiday pattern for 2010-11 is available here- Download Holidays 2010-11. Please note that Inset Days have yet to be agreed and these will be posted as soon as possible.

Emergency Closure of the School

Very occasionally, for example as the result of extreme weather conditions, we may be forced to close the school.

Please note that we only close in extreme circumstances, as we understand how disruptive this can be for you, and we will always try to co-ordinate the decision with Standhill Infants School

These are the contact arrangements we have in place to tell you if the school is closed.

We have 3 ways of telling you:-

1. The best place to find out if the school is open is here!!! If there is a closure it will be announced on the main page of the website, first. www.porchester.notts.sch.uk/website  Check from about 7 in the morning.

2. We will send you a text to the mobile phone number that you have registered with the school's management system. Please make sure that this information is kept up to date.   

3. We will contact Radio Trentfm and Radio Nottingham, if the closure is due to the weather. Please note that their 'snow lines' become very busy and it may take some time for the announcement to be broadcast. 

Governors Statement of Special Needs 2009

Each year the Governors inform parents about the provision the school makes for children with additional needs. Here is the information for 2009. Download SEN Provision Statement from Governors 2009 

School Prospectus

The latest version of the prospectus is available as a PDF file for you to download here: Download Porchester Jnr 10-11 .This contains useful information including our rules, uniform list and supplier, holiday pattern and test results.

Survey of Parental Views About The School

In February 2009, a survey was carried out to find out parents' views on a wide range of the school's activities. We had over 50 replies to this and may I thank all those who replied as it gives us a clear view of what we are doing well and areas where we could do better.

Parents were, overall very positive about the various aspects of school life that were surveyed.
They told us that:-

• our school has a good reputation locally
• they are you made to feel welcome when visiting the school
• our school has a caring attitude
• there is a good partnership between them, the school and their child
• their children are generally happy at school
• they found our new text messaging system useful
• we encourage care and respect for others
• we try to ensure high standards of pupil behaviour
• they feel able to talk to their child’s teacher when they need to
• the school provides a safe and secure environment
• our school deals with issues fairly
• we encourage pupils to reach high standards of achievement
• pupils generally get on well with each other at school

There was a high level of satisfaction with:-

• The quality of the curriculum

• The quality of teaching and learning
• The quality of care, guidance and support
• The arrangements made when your child joined the school
• The school’s support for children with special educational needs
• The number and variety of after school activities
• The school’s website

Parents also said they would support activities provided during the summer holidays.

Suggestions for areas to improve were:

• safety on the roads surrounding the school
• improved communication about the variety of after-school activities on offer

The overall result of the analysis of these views is that there is a high level of satisfaction with the quality of provision.

The survey is accompanied by charts, in Excel format, that show the details of the responses and these can be downloaded here:-

Download Survey Part 1 for website

Download Details of Parent Response 2009

Alternatively, you can view the charts below. Please double click on the very large first chart to view clearly or download from the top link above!

Help with Key Stage 2 Tests

The help page for parents to inform them about the KS2 tests timetable and advice on revision can be found here:- Tests Help Page

Annual Report to Parents and Annual School Profile

The Governors annual report to parents contains information about the school's progress over the past year and can be accessed by clicking here:- Download parents_report_08.doc

This should be read in conjunction with the Annual School Profile that provides further statistical information and a commentary on the progress towards our targets over the past year from the following link:- Annual School Profile

Each year the Governors provide a financial statement to parents. This is sent out with a Newsletter in May. If you did not receive it, it can be downloaded by clicking on this link:- Download 2007_governors_budget_report.pdf

Porchester Junior School Centenary

I have been carrying out some research in the County Archives about the history of the school and have discovered that it was founded on the 9th October 1905. It was housed in a Weslyan Chapel on Porchester Road until November of that year when it moved into an ‘Iron Building’. The school moved from these temporary premises into the present building in May 1909 and it is after this date, following the completion of all the tests, that we are going to use for our centenary celebration. There is a separate part of the site dedicated to the centenary:- www.porchester.notts.sch.uk/history

School hours

8.55               Start of school                               

11.55- 12.50   Lunch                                               

3.15               End of School

School Holidays and Inset Days

You can download a PDF copy of the holiday pattern for 2008 to 2010 here:-Download school_holidays_200810.pdf

Please note that Inset days will be taken in addition to the holidays. The following days have been agreed in 2009:- Monday 23rd February, Friday 26th and Monday 29th June

Ofsted.

Our school was inspected by Ofsted in April 2007. To read the report click here :- Download Inspection Report