Welcome to Addison Primary School

Addison is an outstanding primary school (See Feb. 2025 Ofsted report) that provides a nurturing and stimulating environment where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential.  We provide high-quality teaching, innovative curriculum delivery, and a strong focus on both academic achievement (we are significantly above national scores in all assessments) and personal development.  We promote positive behaviour, kindness, and respect among pupils, creating a safe and inclusive community where children are happy and achieve.

Our core set of values are: Respect, Responsibility, Perseverance, Honesty and Friendship.  Values are principles that guide behaviour and choices.  The Values that we teach are relatable to our pupils through the ‘values characters’.  These help our pupils to understand how to develop their character, to know that individual differences should be valued, to be resilient, reflective and have empathy and respect for one another.  We have a vision where we work together,

‘To give pupils experiences and opportunities that are above and beyond the academic which will enable them to become resilient, compassionate and resourceful individuals’.

Our curriculum is based on a themed approach and every lesson and every experience is tailored towards ensuring that every pupil succeeds.  Curriculum themes are used to help all pupils succeed in achieving their goals. 

Pupils have a set of 'pupil priorities', that all school staff promote throughout the year.  For 2025/26, these are:

1. Being the best I can

2. Being a reader

3. Living the Addison Values

We firmly believe that it is our responsibility to prepare children not only academically but also socially and emotionally, laying a solid foundation for their future success and lifelong learning.

Strong partnerships with parents are part of our success, and the many themed days, for example, International Days, World Book Day, other events are what makes Addison special.  Parents and the wider community are actively involved, enhancing student learning and well-being.  Please do spend time looking through our website which will guide you through our curriculum intent, approach, vision and values.

D. Mc Garrigle

Head Teacher