Waddington All Saints Academy – Through the Eyes of a Child
We didn’t want to tell you what it is like to be a child at our school, we wanted them to show you. Even on a damp autumn day in the heart of the 2020 lockdown, the irresistibility of the learning, the richness of the curriculum and the love of reading shone out. Our pupils know how much it means to us that they are safe, happy and successful and as a result they care deeply about their education and each other and it shows. Welcome to Waddington All Saints Academy. We are grateful to you for taking the time to watch our video – ‘Through the Eyes of a Child’.
To view the Headteacher’s Welcome please Click Here.
Our Vision
“If they have wings, why make them walk?”
At Waddington All Saints Academy our aim is to provide a learning environment and experience that enables children to thrive and develop as learners and leaders.
We want to inspire and motivate all children to have a wonderful desire to learn and grow as individuals and as a collective. To empower and support them to become life-long learners who are prepared to take risks, learn with growing independence and develop skills that enable them to fly high academically, socially, emotionally and physically.
We want our pupils to thrive as a result of our ambition for them to succeed beyond their own expectations and through the identification and removal of their barriers to learning and achievement.
Through the delivery of irresistible learning opportunities and rich experience, we strive to give children the ability and confidence to work and speak as experts; progressively building transferable knowledge and understanding that is memorable, broad and empowering. This, alongside the relentless drive for high quality outcomes and progress, underpinned by excellence and pride, exemplifies our ambition for our pupils.
We expect pupils to behave as responsible good citizens and role models, supporting them to understand the choices and behaviours that will enable them to make positive decisions. We do this within a culture of mutual respect for all within our community, encouraging kindness, tolerance and care for others
We measure our success in our ability to support pupils to have the skills, knowledge, personal qualities and drive to be successful within the next stages of their life and beyond and to make a positive contribution to life in modern Britain.
“The behaviour of pupils is outstanding. Pupils follow school routines to the letter. As a result, behaviour in the school grounds, in corridors and in the dining hall is usually impeccable.”
OFSTED 2014
Please see Starting School for more information.
Admissions
Waddington All Saints Academy is part of the L.E.A.D. Academy. The Trust is the admissions authority, but the local authority manage all the processes on its behalf, applying the regulations on admissions fairly and equally to all those who wish to attend this school.
Arrangements for applications for places in Reception at Waddington All Saints Academy will be made in accordance with Lincolnshire County Council’s co-ordinated admission arrangements; parents resident in Lincolnshire can apply online at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions, parents resident in other areas must apply through their home local authority. Waddington All Saints Academy use Lincolnshire County Council’s timetable published online for these applications and Lincolnshire County Council, who are the Admission Authority, will make the offers of places on the Academy’s behalf as required by the School Admissions Code.
In year Admissions
Applications should be made via Lincolnshire County Council or directly to the school. If there are more applications than places then the oversubscription criteria will be used to decide who should be offered the place. If it is necessary to refuse a place then you will be informed of your right of appeal. Parents can apply online at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions or call 01522 782030 for a paper form.
A small cardboard box marked ‘FRAGILE’ captured the attention of the Year 2 children when it arrived in school. As it was slowly opened, it revealed a variety of equipment and a small tub containing lots of tiny, baby caterpillars!
Unpacking the box, there were pots to house the caterpillars through the next phase of their lifecycle and food for the next couple of weeks. The children named the caterpillars and will be keeping a ‘Caterpillar Diary’ to record their observations about how their caterpillar changes, including measurements. Year 2 are excited to see what will happen and will let you know soon. ... See MoreSee Less
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Friday afternoon was great! A group of parents kindly gave up their time to help Year 1 with their gardening project. Equipped with gloves and trowels, they set about preparing the planters for summer. It was hard work because the soil was really tough, so they were glad of the support. They planted some raspberry and strawberry plants which had been kindly donated to us by the RAF Community Garden. Their job now is to look after the plants and hope that some fruit will grow soon. ... See MoreSee Less
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Really lovely High Flyers assembly today. We really enjoyed hearing about and seeing their excellent learning including history, science, maths, writing and DT work. They all presented it so well, making us proud and giving us good reasons to smile. Well done! ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 3 have been learning about plants recently and have really enjoyed the practical work linked to seed dispersal and investigating how water is transported in plants in science. ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Easter from our Reception pupils and from everyone at All Saints!
Having designed their eggs, Reception pupils made them out of clay and painted them. The concentration on their faces is wonderful to see. So proud of them. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Y3 children were joined by their families for another really well supported ‘Pop In’. This was an opportunity to share what they have learnt this term in Art. The children really enjoyed sharing their knowledge about the artist William Morris and the different steps that led to their collagraph prints. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 4 dance sessions this term have been based upon their class novel 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'. Using movement and imagery they have sought to represent Lila's determination on her quest to the fire fiend. ... See MoreSee Less
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The Y1 children were joined by their families at a recent 'Pop In' to share what they have learnt this term in maths. They enjoyed showing their parents how to use a range of mathematical equipment that support them when answering questions. ... See MoreSee Less
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