School Open Evenings:

If you are interested in your child joining St James CE Primary School, please book onto one of our upcoming Open Evenings on Thursday 22nd October or Monday 9th November 2026 both at 16.00. Call the school office on 01744 678545 to book a place.


 


If you are interested in enrolling your child at our 2 - 4 year old Nursery provision, please fill in the following form:


St James CE Primary School Nursery Expression of Interest Form - Fill Out Form

Core Enrichment Entitlement

We recognise enrichment as a fundamental component of our curriculum, rather than an optional addition. Our Personal Development and Wellbeing offer is deliberately designed to ensure that every pupil, regardless of background or starting point, benefits from a carefully sequenced and ambitious programme of experiences.

These opportunities are intended to broaden horizons, develop cultural capital, strengthen character, and prepare children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

Our offer has been shaped directly through consultation with our pupils and parents, reflecting our commitment to ensuring all children are provided with high-quality experiences and opportunities that build cultural capital and enhance their awareness of the wider world. This collaborative approach ensures that our enrichment offer is both meaningful and responsive to the needs of our school community.

This approach reflects the expectations of the National Curriculum, which requires schools to provide a broad and balanced education that promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical development, while effectively preparing them for adult life.

Our enrichment strategy is closely aligned with the DfE Enrichment Framework for Schools and Colleges. We ensure that enrichment is:

• Strategically planned and coherently sequenced
• Broad and inclusive, offering a wide range of opportunities
• Accessible to all pupils, regardless of circumstance
• Closely connected to curriculum learning, personal development, wellbeing and future aspirations

We recognise that high-quality enrichment plays a vital role in expanding pupils’ experiences beyond their immediate environment, raising aspirations, improving engagement, and fostering a strong sense of belonging—particularly for those pupils who may have limited access to such opportunities outside of school.

At the heart of our approach is a commitment to holistic development. We aim to empower pupils to become self-aware, empathetic and responsible individuals who can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world. Through a thoughtfully designed programme of experiences, we support pupils in developing a deeper understanding of:

• Our core values and Christian vision
• Fundamental British Values
• Protected characteristics
• The school’s ethos and inclusive culture.

The 5 Enrichment Strands
Enrichment is mapped through five key strands, ensuring pupils build knowledge, confidence, aspiration and social capital progressively from Nursery to Year 6:

Together, these strands ensure a coherent entitlement that helps children to know more, experience more and become more — not simply through visits or events, but through carefully sequenced opportunity.

Please see below for an overview of experiences offered to our pupils and also explore our 'St James Spirit' curriculum overview, our Golden Shell Experiences, Clubs and Residentials.

Core Enrichment Entitlement Mapping