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Year: 1

1-16 YEARS

Sancton Wood School

– A message from the Principal

“A warm welcome to Sancton Wood School, a community of fun and energy close to the heart of Cambridge city centre.

Our school was founded in 1976 as a primary school and since then has expanded year on year. We now operate across three sites and have 400 children on roll.  Our Core Values shape everything we do and define what we stand for: inclusivity, care, and a deep worth of the individual.  We value learning too and believe that a carefully planned, pastoral approach to education will lead to outstanding academic outcomes; at GCSE, for example, our students excel, recording results which are way above the national average…”

In 2018, we joined the Dukes family and I have been delighted by the support and investment they have given to the school.  Most strikingly, in the purchase of a brand new secondary school site which will allow us to improve our provision further and grow to three forms of entry.

Our most recent ISI inspection captured our mission statement perfectly concluding that:

‘From EYFS upwards, pupils at Sancton Wood are highly successful in their learning and development. Their achievement is excellent.’

They also concluded:

  • ‘Pastoral Care is excellent.’

  • ‘Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is excellent.’

  • ‘Curricular and extra curricular provision is excellent.’

Recently, the best reference for the school I’ve come across was from one of our Y2 pupils who, on the walk home from school, told her mum, “I like Sancton Wood so much I’d like to spend Christmas Day there.”

Richard Settle, Principal
Richard Settle, Principal
Richard Settle, Principal
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Sancton Wood School

Sancton Wood School is an independent, co-educational nursery and day school in Cambridge, educating children from 1 to 16 years of age. It joined Dukes Education in September 2018. Sancton Wood is a school that focuses on discovering the innate qualities and skills of every child, helping them to develop these to full capacity.

 

The school has a reputation for instilling good manners, reliability, and self-discipline into every child that comes through its doors in Cambridge. The small, supportive, and close-knit community is often likened to a family – kind and tolerant, where everyone can find their place and be valued. The school’s setting, close to parks, museums, and the centre of Cambridge, allows for the provision of an outstanding contribution to the social, emotional, and academic development of each child.

 

Class sizes are small at an average of 16 pupils, creating fabulous learning environments where teachers have time for individuals and pupils feel comfortable sharing their ideas and where imaginations can wander freely.

 

More than anything else, however, the school is about discovering the deep worth of every individual and promotes the development of personal talents and interests.

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Sancton Wood is an inspiring community of like-minded learners.
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Our students develop a thirst for knowledge throughout their time with us.

Extraordinary results

Students at Sancton Wood regularly achieve outstanding GCSE results, a wonderful testament to the efforts of both teachers and students.

Sancton Wood is regularly placed in The Times Top 100 Schools and was recently placed at the top of an ISA table of points per pupil. In 2018 a Head Boy achieved an exceptional haul of 10 Grade 9 GCSEs, for which he was awarded the Whitbread Memorial Prize.

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Sancton Wood offers an education all the way up to 16 years.
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NURSERY
17 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JB
+44 (0)1223 471703
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PRE-PREP AND PREP SCHOOL
2 St. Paul’s Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EZ
+44 (0)1223 471703
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SENIOR SCHOOL
57 Bateman St, Cambridge, CB2 1LR
+44 (0)1223 471703
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Sancton Wood School

17 Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JB, UK

Sancton Wood School

Saint Paul's Road, Cambridge CB1 2EZ, UK

Sancton Wood School

57 Bateman St, Cambridge CB2 1LR, UK

From EYFS upwards, pupils at Sancton Wood are highly successful in their learning and development. Their achievement is excellent.

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Baby Unicorns Nursery

Sancton Wood School’s nursery, led by the wonderful Nic Henson, is called Baby Unicorns’. Welcoming children from 1 year old, Baby Unicorns allows for an all-through education up to 16 years of age.

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Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Schools

– A message from Hopes and Dreams

“I founded Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School in 1997 with the vision to provide a superior family-focused Nursery School.

Our mission is to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where our children grow and learn through creative play. We have multi-age classrooms that foster independence, whilst our broad curriculum encourages responsibility and respect. All of our dedicated staff help to guide each child at their own pace.

The Nursery School is registered for 123 children from the ages of 3 months to 5 years old…”

“… and follows the traditional Montessori teaching methods in line with the Early Years Foundation Curriculum. Our families come from a wide catchment area and a variety of multicultural backgrounds which are reflected in our curriculum and day-to-day activities. Thus, the Nursery School supports several children who speak English as an additional language.

Ofsted has once again rated our Montessori Nursery School ‘Outstanding’, and we continue to strive to improve the health and wellbeing of our children and staff through different projects and initiatives.

Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School is accredited by the Montessori Education and Accreditation Board (MEAB) and holds the ‘Green’ quality indicator for which it is assessed bi-annually by the Early Years Foundation Stage Professional Development Officer.

Over the years we are very proud to have won (and been nominated for) several industry awards including Nursery Manager of the Year, the Giant Green Business award for waste minimisation, and have been finalists in the Archant London Environmental award and Nursery World’s Nursery Food award.”

Susan Bingham
Susan Bingham
Susan Bingham
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Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Schools

At Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School, exploring independently is considered an important part of learning.

 

The Nursery School aims to provide outstanding early years education for children through creative hands-on play and learning experiences in a stimulating, safe and relaxed environment.

 

Children are assigned a key person who encourages independence by facilitating their natural exploration and supporting their development.
The environment is one in which children feel excited about learning and gain a positive first experience of life at Nursery School through inspirational opportunities.

 

Hopes and Dreams provides a diverse curriculum based on the Montessori Method and grounded in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Welcome to the Family of Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery School.
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HOPES AND DREAMS MONTESSORI NURSERY SCHOOL
339/341 City Road, Islington, London, EC1V 1LJ
+44 (0)20 7833 9388
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6 Paul St, London, EC2A 4JH
+44 (0)20 7833 9388
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Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery Schools

Thank you so much for looking after, entertaining, educating and being there for our three children. We will all surely miss you.

Parent, Hopes and Dreams Montessori School

Reflections Day Nursery & Forest School

– A letter from the Principal

“I’m delighted to have this opportunity to introduce you to Reflections. It’s a school where we do things a little differently.

We draw our inspiration from the pre-schools of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy. These schools are world-famous for providing children with the very best in childcare and education. We also draw much inspiration from the forest nurseries of Denmark, renowned for their wonderful outdoor work with young children. We work too with the Early Years Foundation Stage – the national guidance for working with children from birth to five. So we give children the opportunity to develop across as many areas of learning as possible.

Our unusual and innovative approach has previously won us the accolade of ‘Nursery World UK Nursery of the Year’ in 2009/10 (the only time we’ve entered). So how is Reflections Nursery different? …”

“Well, we make a point of listening to children’s theories and giving them the opportunity to test their hypotheses because we believe that’s the way they learn. (We’re happy to talk about this for hours if you’ll let us).

Our nursery is set in two buildings – a lovely Regency building and a gothic Tudor-style building, both on three floors with loads of space, lots of light and huge gardens. We make the nursery environment inspiring by offering lots of open-ended, natural and reclaimed resources for the children and they add their imaginations and creativity.

We believe all children have the right to be understood as individuals and to be given time and opportunity to develop as creative, competent learners in an inspiring environment, with lots of access to the outdoors.

Our vision is to create a place that values caring, respectful relationships and make heard the voice of the child.

If you haven’t already visited the nursery we’d really recommend that you come and see what we do.

Jo Allen, Principal
Jo Allen, Principal
Jo Allen, Principal
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Reflections Day Nursery & Forest School

Reflections Day Nursery & Forest School in Worthing provides care and education for children aged 3 months to 8 years. The nursery draws inspiration from the pre-schools of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, and children work with a number of Atelieristas (artists) and educators who support project work based on children’s interests. Reflections also draws influence from the forest nurseries of Denmark and has a strong emphasis on outdoor work, offering beach school and forest school experiences every day. Their independent Small School offers a Reggio-inspired, project-based learning approach for 5 to 8-year-olds.

 

The nursery’s innovative approach has previously won them the accolade of Nursery World’s ‘UK Nursery of the Year’ in 2009/10 (the only time they entered) and the nursery has been judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted at the last four inspections.  Twice a year Reflections offers Professional Development Days for visiting educators – for further information please visit their website.

doing things differently
"Our Reggio-Emilia inspired approach leads to long-term project work by the children..."
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Reflections Nursery and Forest School
Westerfields House & Tudor Court, 52 & 54 Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1PS
01903 208 208
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Reflections Day Nursery & Forest School

54 Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1PS, UK

Children have genuine choices and a lot of scope for exploration and expression in an engaging, beautiful and very well cared for environment. The creative and aesthetic awareness applied out of doors results in innovative provision. Staff take children’s ideas seriously giving them plenty of time.”

Wendy Scott, Former Adviser to the Department for Education & Skills and judge of Nursery World's UK Nursery of the Year.