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There are over 60 children in our school, aged 4 to 11

 

The younger children, Reception, Years 1 and 2 are taught in the oldest part of the school, dating back to 1822. The office, staff room and library are also in this building.

 

Year 3 to 6 are taught in a modern annex which has 2 classrooms and a large conservatory area.

 

We have a beautiful apple orchard that we play in, and when the sun shines we sit under the trees  for our lessons. An all-weather / netball pitch is available for play and sport, and a decking area gives additional outside learning and leisure space.

What we do ...

The children are taught in 3 separate classes. Class 1 covering Key Stage 1 (Reception, Year 1 and 2), Class 2 for Key Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4) and the Class 3 for years 5 and 6.
 
The Prospectus section will give you an overview of what  and how we teach and also touch on the ethos of  the school.

We believe that our children are happy and engaged and we achieve this through interesting and varied learning. The Projects and Events page will show you some of the activities we have done recently.

New in September: the school will be launching an after school club and plans are in the pipeline for a playgroup.

 
 A brief History
A school had probably been founded at Sheepscombe in 1822 and certainly by 1833 when it had 40 pupils. A new building was built at the west end of the village in 1873 but it was unsatisfactory and the school was transferred in 1880 to a former Sunday school building on the lane to Far End, which was enlarged. In 1910 the school had 62 pupils, but the average attendance had declined to 18 by 1936. In 1972 there were 33 children on the roll.
 
From: 'Painswick: Education', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11: Bisley and Longtree Hundreds (1976), pp. 85-6. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=19048. Date accessed: 13 February 2007.