Headteacher’s Welcome

Welcome to Martinshaw Primary School!

I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you and your children as
Head Teacher of Martinshaw Primary School, where together we will celebrate your child’s
achievements and their love of learning. It certainly is a privilege to be Head Teacher of our
school; a school which I am certainly proud to be part of.

At Martinshaw, we are keen for all of our children to be the very best that they can be and
to be happy children who enjoy coming to school and being part of our Primary School
family. We strive to ensure that our children become confident and independent learners
with enquiring minds. We want our children to understand that they make a positive
difference to the world in which we all live, and to have high hopes and ambitions for
themselves and for other people.

We have a rich and inspiring indoor learning environment and an outstanding outdoor
learning environment with wonderful facilities. At Martinshaw, learning does not stop at
the end of the school day. Our children are encouraged to extend their interests through
the wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities we offer, ranging from educational
visits, music, sport and the performing arts.

We are a small school that knows all of our families and children well. This is very important
to us and leads to success for our children, both socially and academically. We encourage
all parents and carers to come in at every opportunity, whether it is to talk to teachers
about their child’s progress, see their child achieve and perform, to be part of social events
or to discuss openly and honestly any concerns or difficulties their child may have during
this first stage of their educational journey. 

We are extremely proud of our school – if you would like to know more about us, please come
and visit – both the children and staff look forward to welcoming you.

Louise Proudman