Executive Headteachers Welcome

I am very proud to be Headteacher of this wonderful school. Pickhurst Academy is a school for everyone (‘Where every child counts’). We nurture and celebrate our children’s talents, achievements, passions & interests, within an inspiring learning community!

The staff here at Pickhurst are truly outstanding and their passion for learning and their drive to ensure the children achieve their best is inspirational. In December 2023, Pickhurst was awarded ‘outstanding’ in all areas by OFSTED. It recognised our inclusive approach and strength of curriculum.

At Pickhurst Academy, we believe all children should experience the feeling of accomplishment in a wide range of areas. Our curriculum therefore gives pupils an excellent mix of academic and personal development; it gives equal importance to core and foundation subjects. Also, physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing are both valued, understood and prioritised by our careful consideration of curriculum design.

Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, along with a well-planned and structured programme of personal development underpins all of our work and is monitored as closely as academic subjects. We carefully balance the requirement for pupils to reach national expectations in core subjects with our wider curriculum aims of providing a full spectrum of thoughtful and enriching experiences.

As much as we value the progress and fulfilment of our pupils academically, we strive to offer them a rich and varied arts curriculum too. Alongside offering our children a carefully mapped progression of knowledge & skills for Art & Design, Music, Languages, PE and Humanities etc, we try to enable the children to practice and incorporate these skills across all subjects, giving them the opportunity to express their learning in a variety of ways. As a result of this, our pupils thrive!

Our vision is for Pickhurst Academy to provide the highest quality of education that will meet the needs of every child, enable them to achieve their personal best and develop a thirst for learning. Through our embedded ethos, culture and values, and studying the Fundamental British Values, our children become good citizens and equipped for the challenges ahead of them.

Pickhurst Academy is proud to be part of Chancery Education Trust. This is a multi-academy, educational trust with high aspirations and a collaborative approach to ensuring all children receive the best possible education within a supportive and nurturing environment.

I hope you find our website informative and interesting, and we would welcome any prospective parents/carers thinking about joining our fantastic community to contact us to arrange a visit/tour of our beautiful school grounds.

Kind regards,

Mrs Rampton
Executive Headteacher

“Where Every Child Counts”

Pickhurst Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.