Welcome to West Town Lane Academy. We are a 660 place Primary Academy taking children from the ages of 3 to 11 years.

Pupils who attend WTLA leave as well-rounded individuals, having fulfilled their academic potential and having developed excellent social skills. Our curriculum is designed to achieve this, by ensuring continuity and progression throughout the children’s learning journey. Consequently, essential knowledge and skills are embedded, in order for the children to make excellent progress. The curriculum promotes independent learning and encourages our children to follow lines of enquiry. Pupils at our school have access to incredible grounds and outdoor spaces, which are used to enhance their learning experience.

Learning has been tailored to suit the needs of our pupils in a variety of ways. The children are regularly consulted on the content of the curriculum, this helps to ensure they are enthused and the learning journey is an adventure. To enable pupils to fully understand key concepts, we use our locality wherever possible. This ensures experiences are relevant to our pupils, making learning easier to digest and understand. We then build upon this knowledge by expanding learning to the wider world, developing global citizens who are prepared for life in the 21st century.

We have a highly skilled staff team who strive for academic success in a nurturing environment, meeting the needs of individuals. Pupils will leave West Town Lane Academy with a breadth of experience, prepared for the next step in their learning adventure.

OUR MISSION
To ensure the Learning Journey is an Adventure.

OUR VALUES
We have five main values which underpin our vision for the children at West Town Lane.

• Respect – We respect each other’s rights, treating others as we wish to be treated.
• Adventure – Our learning journey will be exciting and motivating.
• Determination – We will try our best at everything we do.
• Achievement – We will strive to meet our full potential, both in our learning and our personal lives.
• Resilience – When we encounter problems, we find ways to solve them.

OUR VISION
Develop learners who:

• Achieve their full potential in everything they do, whatever their starting point;
• Are determined to succeed, who persevere and never give up;
• Are curious, enthusiastic and reflective;
• Can work collaboratively and independently and are excellent communicators.

Develop 21st century citizens who:

• Respect each other’s rights and our British Values;
• Are open minded, tolerant and empathetic;
• Celebrate and embrace diversity and change;
• Are global citizens.

As a school we will:

• Ensure the learning journey is an adventure, by motivating and enthusing our children;
• Ensure children reach their full potential, both academically and socially;
• Provide a stimulating and vibrant environment with a focus on high academic standards and personal growth;
• Build resilience in pupils;
• Develop independent lifelong learners, who are rights respecting global citizens;
• Offer an inclusive, creative, challenging, broad & balanced curriculum.
• Ensure teaching is of the highest quality;
• Implement a wide range of trips, visits and extra-curricular activities, to enable pupils to discover hidden talents;
• Allow children to explore the community and the wider world;
• Create a community where everyone is equal and differences are celebrated and respected;
• Keep each other safe and care for one another.
• Celebrate success.