Welcome to our website

The village of Cavendish itself is a rich curriculum.  We believe that our school is an asset and focus for the community.  As our children grow up we encourage them to look at their environment and understand their part, however small, in contributing to the development of the community.

The Staff and Governors of Cavendish School believe that children’s learning and development is affected by their experiences both within and outside school.  We understand and accept the importance of good relationships between the school and home and take pride in our close home-school liaison and the informal daily contact with parents.  We stress the family feeling within the school, whilst the contribution and co-operation of each individual is highly valued.

The School

The school is situated on the edge of the village green, with open fields behind, and a large play area, built of natural wood in front.

  It is a Victorian building built in 1863 as an all age school.  Later it became a 5-11 primary school and then a 5-9 school. Due to recent legislation it is returning to a 5-11 primary school within the next two years. A large extension, designed to blend sympathetically with the original building, was completed in December 1993.  In 1997 an additional area of land was turfed and children use this for environmental studies and games.  In addition, we have a new enclosed play area for our youngest pupils. Our grounds were further developed in 2007 and we now have a range of activities, a gazebo, a pavilion and more trees and shrubs for wildlife to use.  There are three classrooms, with Classes 1 and 2 linked by a shared activity area.  The large hall, which includes a first floor library area, is next to Class 3 where the older children are based. There is also a Head teacher’s office, a staff room, a school office and reception area. A new classroom and toilets are being built to accommodate our extra pupils during 2010.

Nursery aged children may attend school on a part-time basis.  Pupils join us full time in the term in which they are five and leave us after their 11th birthday. They then move on to secondary education.