Welcome to Donnington Wood Church of England Junior School.

Our School Vision

Our school is a community where each person is valued as a child of God. We are a Church of England school, inspired and guided by the life and teaching of Jesus. We work together to create a caring, friendly and safe school family, to enable the whole school community to flourish and each person reach their full God-given potential.

Our Vision

It is with great pride that I welcome you to our school website. We hope that it provides a brief window on the work we do and all that we achieve. If you have any questions, then please contact us.

At our school your child will receive the best education we can offer in a caring and supportive atmosphere. We believe in our vision and deliver this through our core values of building friendships, encouraging perseverance and inspiring hope for the future:

Our staff and governors are passionately committed to the care, welfare and progress of all our pupils whatever their abilities; we are a fully inclusive school; we strive for all pupils to reach their full potential and to equip them for a bright future in the wider world. Our pupils’ achievements are regularly celebrated and expectations are high.

Our children are supported and challenged through a broad, balanced and vibrant school curriculum and they all have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

Our Christian ethos promotes an atmosphere where children are encouraged to adopt British values of tolerance, understanding and respect for others irrespective of background or religious belief.

We are proud of our pupils’ successes and the school’s ability to enable pupils to make rapid progress during their time with us.

Our children describe our school as a welcoming, safe and friendly place which provides a good education for everyone.

98% of our families would recommend the school. (March 2023)

” Everyone is always happy to help you.”

”All the teachers challenge you so that you can be the best that you can be.”

We strongly believe in the Christian values that underpin all that we do and we are very proud of our SIAMS report that described the distinctiveness and effectiveness of our Church of England school as outstanding. Thank you for all your support, this accolade is reflection of the whole communities work and we should all be very proud.

We look forward to working with you and your children,

Robert Fox

Headteacher

ARC Award Regional Winners

Donnington Wood Church of England Junior School is proud to announce that it has been named the Regional Winner of the prestigious ARC Alex Timpson Attachment and Trauma Aware Award for Primary Schools. 

This award recognises schools that demonstrate outstanding attachment and trauma-informed practice, enabling children to feel safe, valued and able to flourish.

Attachment theory explains how children develop their understanding of themselves and the world through relationships. Experiences such as trauma, abuse, neglect, separation and bereavement can significantly affect a child’s sense of safety and ability to learn. The ARC Awards celebrate schools that successfully rebuild those foundations through nurturing relationships and compassionate practice.

At Donnington Wood CE Junior School, this recognition reflects years of dedication to creating a community where every child is known, valued and supported. Guided by our Christian vision and our core values of Hope, Friendship and Perseverance, we have worked relentlessly to ensure that every pupil can flourish, regardless of their starting point or the challenges they may face.

Our journey towards becoming an attachment and trauma-aware school began with a simple belief: every child deserves the very best. Through whole-school training, trauma-informed practice and a culture built upon understanding behaviour through curiosity rather than judgement, we have created a safe and nurturing environment where children feel secure enough to learn, grow and thrive.

This work was recognised in our recent SIAMS inspection, which described the school as:
“A safe haven for those who face challenges in their lives and learning.”

For us, however, this award is not simply about what happens within our school walls. It is about a community coming together to ensure children and families receive the support they need.

Over the past year, we have expanded our support for families by bringing services, expertise and opportunities directly into our community. We know that schools cannot do this work alone, and we are incredibly grateful to the partners who walk alongside us on this journey.

Most importantly, we celebrate the incredible team at Donnington Wood CE Junior School. Every day, they demonstrate extraordinary commitment, compassion and determination. They refuse to give up on children, relentlessly seeking solutions, building relationships and creating opportunities that allow pupils to succeed.

This award belongs to all of us; for the parents, pupils and families.

We celebrate the small steps, the big breakthroughs and the life-changing moments that happen every day. We celebrate the child who attends school with confidence for the first time, the family who feels listened to and supported, and the pupil who discovers hope in their future.

Being named Regional ARC Award Winners reinforces our belief that relationships matter, that community matters and that every child can flourish when surrounded by people who believe in them.

As we continue this journey, we remain committed to sharing our learning, supporting others and ensuring that

Donnington Wood remains a place where hope grows, friendships flourish, perseverance is nurtured and every child is empowered to achieve their full potential.

Together, we are not simply educating children; we are helping an entire community to flourish.

Things things that make us special:

• TEAM Work, working together for all pupils.
• Online Learning for all pupils and families. On average 170 like and comments are made by parents each day! Every child uses a tablet to empower their learning.
• Reading: At Donnington Wood, everyone will learn tot read: invested in Phonics, modern books and online reading tools.
• Mental health and Wellbeing: We pride ourselves at Donnington Wood Junior school for always putting children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing first. We aim to ensure children get access to the support they need, when they need it despite waiting lists. We have focussed our funding on ensuring children get the right support when they need it, before it is too late.

Our vision

In 2019 our community created our vison, in and every year we review it further our curriculum and vision. From this we created an encompassing vision that can be seen all around you. This vision is constantly reflected upon. One Parent stated:

The school is a community, a family, welcoming and supporting. The atmosphere is inclusive and friendly.

Parent

This vision shone through during Covid lockdowns: providing food parcels, online learning to all our families and emotional support. We are proud that this vision enables everyone to flourish.

Our Community Commented:

• Like the focus on skills for life- really important. My older child has gone on to be very successful with the skills they learnt here.
• I like the focus on inclusivity and how the school will work hard to meet everyone’s needs.
• Communication is key, in my child’s old school you could not get to see or meet the teachers. The school listens to me.
• The way we all work together and support each other is important to me.
• I want my child to be happy, confident and kind. These values will help this.
• Helping me and supporting me.
• The focus on pastoral work is key, helping my child develop as a well rounded child. The vision celebrates this.
• The vision should be about EVERY child reaching their potential, not to limit any child’s ability.
• The Christmas play showed the vision, everyone involved, everyone takes part.
• Keeping my child safe is incredibly important to me.
• Together Every Achieves More- we all have a ‘small part’ to play for the good of this God Given World.
• I want my child to make a difference to all of humanity and use his abilities to do his best, to express gratitude and to always be humble. These values help.
• A vision that helps my child understand what God’s love is.
• Everyone Equal and working together.
• My child to be what every they want to be, to the best of their abilities.
• The vision will be seen in their education, confidence and ability to mix well all of their peers and adults.

Your opinions matter to us

We would like to signpost you to parent view. This Ofsted survey helps us drive improvements and is just one of the ways you can help us improve educational opportunities for our community.

Community Voice

We regularly survey pupils, please see above and below a selection of this voice.

At Spring 2: 98% of pupils felt safe in school.

Selected Parent feed back indicates

• The support given so far has been amazing and it is reassuring knowing that there is always someone available to talk to.
• I am happy with everything with the support and learning thank you.
• We are very impressed with his improvement at the juniors and thank you for all the extra support that may be needed.
• I chose this school for my son as I had two daughters that attended and they did fantastically. But I think the school has progressed more he really enjoys it. Both my partner and me are very happy with my child at this school. Thank you