Welcome to Bell Farm, a Community Primary School with a nursery for children aged 3 to 11.
We believe that to prepare all children for their future they are entitled to the best standards in education and we endeavour to achieve academic excellence at Bell Farm.
We do this by…….
- Valuing our extensive grounds and striving to offer the best in outdoors education
- Providing a values led curriculum and having a rights respecting agenda
- Fostering community links at every opportunity
- Being an inclusive school and providing excellent pastoral and well-being support
Bell Farm has an exciting, values-led curriculum at the heart of our school; designed to provide your child with a huge range of learning experiences and opportunities. Bell Farm is a Level 2 “Rights Respecting” school. We were the first school in Surrey to achieve this award and we are proud of the impact this has had on learning and behaviour.
Anne Cooper
Headteacher
THE BELL FARM EXPERIENCE
Beautiful Extensive grounds
At Bell Farm we are very fortunate to have such beautiful and extensive outdoor space. We have a number of large playgrounds that are split depending on use; ball playground, adventure playground, middle playground and year 1 playground. Our youngest children in Reception have all-day access to our excellent outdoor play facilities, including climbing equipment, bikes, sand and water, trees, wendy houses and reading areas.
We also have a large playing field, great for PE lessons, outdoor learning, and lots of fun in the summer at lunchtime! On the field we have an outdoor classroom for children to use with plenty of benches under the shade of large trees.
Under the gorgeous cherry blossom the children have an outdoor stage area which they can choose to play on. We also hold performances and occasional talent competitions here.
Wraparound Care
We have a comprehensive before and after school child care programme for working parents. Breakfast club opens at 8am and children can receive a nutritious breakfast including toast or cereal and orange juice or water to drink should you wish.
Treetops is open to all pupils from Reception to Year 6. Held in our dining room, it is run each afternoon from 3:15pm until 6:00pm by Bell Farm staff. Regularly booked sessions are £13.50, and ad-hoc sessions £14.50 (Ad-hoc sessions must be booked no later than 2.30pm the previous day.)
You are more than welcome to pop in after school and to see the Treetops in full swing! Please contact the school office to book a suitable time.
Forest Schools
Bell Farm is a Forest School. We have a dedicated outdoor area which specially trained teachers and teaching assistants use with the children to teach them outdoor skills and teamwork.
Forest Schools is a unique learning experience that allows children opportunities to work outside and develop a love of nature through a variety of activities and play. The ethos of Forest Schools is to encourage all involved to learn about the environment that surrounds them and to learn how to manage their own risks. Although risks are pre-assessed by the Forest Schools leader, children will be learning how to make sensible decisions about their own safety and the safety of their group. Activities during this programme of session will include nature trails, art work using natural materials, story-telling, imaginative construction and teamwork games.
The children who have taken part in Forest Schools to date have loved every moment and it has been brilliant to see them flourish. We are very lucky at Bell Farm to have our own Forest Schools area and in future we hope to develop sessions in Whiteley Village woods too.
For more details of Forest Schools at Bell Farm click here.
Minibuses
Thanks to the tireless fundraising of our Friends of Bell Farm we have two Bell Farm minibuses that give us the freedom to take children to and from various trips and events. This means our local trips can be cheaper without the cost of coach hire to factor in, and for sporting events it allows us to take the children during the school day without having to ask for further parental support. All our drivers are Bell Farm staff and have full mini bus driver training and licenses.
Amazing extracurricular programme
Across the three terms, we run a number of seasonal after school and lunchtime clubs, to engage the children in extracurricular activities. These include various sports and team games, drama, journalism as well as arts and crafts.
All clubs are run by Bell Farm staff, are free to attend and run until 4.30pm. We also host external providers who run multi-sports, dancing, and music lessons at a charge to parents. Full details of this terms clubs and how to book can be found here.
Friends of Bell Farm
Bell Farm is extremely fortunate to have a highly organised and effective Friends Association. The Friends of Bell Farm School are dedicated to raising funds to help provide equipment and facilities for the enjoyment of all the children and raise a tremendous amount of money for various projects around the school.
All parents are welcome to come along and join in the Friends Meetings, details of which are regularly published in the weekly newsletter. The Friends organises a number of fundraising events throughout the year, including discos, stories by twilight and the extremely successful May Fair.
For further details about the Friends of Bell Farm click here.