Where is harpenden free school

FrancoiseAktash Car park please. Dahl class have been caught on the m25 so we are looking more likely to be back around 1pm, we will update again when nearer. A little earlier than anticipated. Finishing off our trip with a climbing wall activity. We are now aiming to leave by half 11 and back around 2. We will update as we leave and on the journey.

High ropes fun for Dahl class! Friendship and trust on top of the high ropes! All ready for this afternoons high ropes session! They are concerned about the connotations of changing the name of Harpenden Free School to Harpenden Academy which has been agreed by the governors. We would normally have expected to be consulted about this. Describing the name change as being forced on parents, she said lots of them had written to say they were unhappy with it.

Most were not adverse in principle to a name change because of the connotations attached to free schools but felt it was like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. She said the governors had received both positive and anxious correspondence from parents which contained strongly-held opposing views.

This is a key strength of the school. The quality of teaching is now consistently good. Staff know pupils as individuals and meet their needs well. Children get off to a good start in the early years. The proportion that reach a good level of development by the end of the Reception Year is above average. Safeguarding is effective. Pupils are cared for well and taught, systematically, how to keep themselves safe in a range of situations. You should provide all of the information requested insofar as it is available to you.

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