Welcome to Staveley CE Primary School
On behalf of the children, staff and Governors, I would like to welcome you to Staveley CE Primary School.
We are very proud of our village school which stands in beautiful grounds surrounded by hills, fields and trees. We have strong links within the local community and we work closely with St James’ Church situated next door to school.
Our Core Christian Values of Friendship, Respect, Compassion, Thankfulness, Courage and Service are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to developing a love of learning in all our children.
Our School Vision;
We love to learn. We learn to love, embraces loving one another as Jesus loved us. We strive to recognise our flocks' individual gifts and celebrate these gifts in a caring, loving and Christian environment. We aspire to create a community of hope filled, lifelong learners who are empowered to embrace challenge and can influence positive change in the world.
Our curriculum covers the requirements of the National Curriculum as well as offering our children a wide range of experiences including exciting trips and Residential visits, Outdoor and Adventurous Activity Days, Theme Weeks and the use of our extensive grounds.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2025 recognised this stating that; "The curriculum is broad, rich and engaging. The school brings the curriculum to life through purposeful experiences linked to pupils’ learning. Staff’s subject knowledge is strong and they present new information to pupils clearly." "The school is ambitious for pupils’ achievement. This extends beyond the curriculum and into all aspects of their development."
We hope the information included on this website gives you a flavour of the special place Staveley CE Primary School is.
If there is anything else you would like to know please do not hesitate to get in touch. If you are a prospective parent we would be happy to take you on a tour, please call the School Office to arrange this.
Miss Lisa Strange
Headteacher
Calendar
The Swaledales were out and about this morning conducting a traffic survey as part of their Geography fieldwork comparing Staveley and London 🚗🚲🚶♂️🚛🚌
Come and enjoy some time outside at playschool this morning, we’ve sand and blocks, a kitchen, and ice in the water tray! If it’s too chilly we’ve the inside toys and warm drinks. See you at 10am!
A fantastic afternoon for Herdwicks at Carus Green Driving Range to finish our PE topic on golf this half term! The progress the children have made since we went a month ago has been amazing to see⛳️🏌️A massive thank you again to @adamlynn_pga and @carusgreengolfclub for having us and teaching us all we know! Well done Herdies! 👏
What is a typical week at Staveley School like? There isn’t one! Each week is unique and special with our amazing children - it’s never a dull day ☀️ Last week we enjoyed the sunshine - spelling outside, clearing our raised beds in the garden, golf, fun with our pre-school friends. Inside has been role play, using technology, recorders, sewing club finished their cushions and the week ended for one class by making pizza. So much happens on one day let alone a week - hope you’re enjoying seeing a flavour of life in your local village school #villageschool, #ittakesavillagetoraiseachild
A fantastic end to sewing club this afternoon with a trip to Superlove Merino. We explored the steps they take to create and sell their products - from looking at patterns and designs, to sewing a hat in 10 minutes, all the way through to packaging and selling.
We learnt so much about careers in sewing and how they run their business in an eco-friendly way to help protect our planet! A huge thank you to Gwen and Becky from @superlovemerino for organising and delivering this session for us🧵👏🪡
Celebrating one of our fabulous pupils from Year 5 today. She made the cross country nationals last term and competed on Saturday. She finished 18th out of 185 other girls in her group and was the 2nd Cumbrian to cross the line. We are all super proud of you - what an achievement!
Another busy day of learning in the Jacobs class. We’ve been spelling words using pictures as prompts, finishing our bunny masks, completing observational paintings of daffodils and having a wonderful time outdoors clearing our veg beds and planting our first seeds - dwarf French beans. What a lovely finish to the week.
