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Welcome Longside Primary School
Welcome Longside Primary School
The School and its context
Longside School is a non-denominational school with a role of approximately 160
primary children and 30 nursery children. Longside Primary School is situated in the village of Longside and serves the catchment area of the village and the surrounding rural area. The school is almost 20 years old – a PPP (Public Private Partnership) building. A number of pupils who live outwith the catchment area also attend the school.
The school building has eight ‘classrooms’, a General Purpose room, a large PE hall (where lunch is served from our “in house” kitchen) and administration accommodation. The school also has Early Years (3-4yrs) provision which comprises indoor and outdoor space. The main school has a sensory (Quiet) room and an additional sensory space, the nursery has a sensory area.
Outside, there is a large tarmac play area and a large field area, as well as a wildlife garden, an area of outdoor play equipment and a quiet seated area. We have a ‘wild area’ within the grounds to support learning and meet children’s sensory needs.
School Info
School Info
Start Time – 9.00am
Break Time - 10.30-10.45am
Lunch Time - 12.15-1.15pm
Finishing Time – 3.15pm
HEAD TEACHER
John Imlah
Address:
Longside School
22 Inn Brae
Longside
Peterhead
AB42 4TP
Telephone:
01779 403700
Longside School provides education for children aged 3 – 12. The school has 9.18 FTE teaching staff including a non-teaching Head Teacher. The school has a Principal Teacher (with a school and cluster remit). Additional Support for Learning staff also work with some of our pupils. Teaching staff are supported in class by Pupil Support Assistants. P.S.A.s also support pupils in the playground. We have an Early Years Senior Practitioner and there is also an Early Years Lead Practitioner as well as a team of EYPs currently working in our pre-school setting. There is an Administrator and a Clerical Assistant. Cleaners and Janitorial staff are employed by Robertsons Facilities Management (RFM).
Community links are a valued part of school life. The Head Teacher is a member of the Community Council. The school maintains links with the Community Council and Garden, this year again our Parent Council is collaborating with the Community on a ‘School’s Out’ summer event.
The school has an active and thriving Parent Council. Parents and Carers are encouraged to become involved in the work of the school through volunteering opportunities. There is an ethos of belonging and shared responsibility and leadership opportunities are particularly in evidence via School House Group Meetings, Pupil Parliament & Class Reps, Eco work and the Health promoting School groups. Many classes implement a ‘my responsibility’ approach where children are given particular roles.
We run a few successful, extra-curricular clubs including Football, Netball, Art and Craft and Digital Leaders.
The school operates its budget in line with Aberdeenshire Authority guidelines to support planned school improvements. In June 2011 the school and nursery received a positive report from HMIe.
On leaving Longside School, pupils transfer to Mintlaw Academy. A further ten primary schools (all in the Mintlaw Community Schools Network) transfer to Mintlaw Academy.
Creating an ethos of achievement is central to what we do in Longside School and we work hard to establish an environment in which all our pupils, staff and members of our community are able to fulfil their full potential and expectations.
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