Thornhill Parish Church
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Overthorpe CE School and Children’s Centre
Overthorpe CE (VC) JIN School - the school and Children's Centre is si
The Headteacher is Mrs Thelma Walker
e.mail clerk.Overthorpe@kirklees-schools.org.uk The Chair of Governors is Brian Pearson who is a member of the Church and can be contacted via school.
The school has got a website http://overthorpe.kgfl.digitalbrain.com/kgfl/schools/overthorpe/frontpage/home/ Schools Concert Overthorpe Children with Thornhill JI School and Dewsbury Music Centre April 16th 2008
Red Nose Day & Bling What a great time everyone had at the school assembly. Most of the children came dressed in red , many with bling and many with red hair and red noses. An enjoyable occasion sharing jokes with one another- yet serious intent in the fund raising.
The culmination of our Africa week- our Harvest Assembly. We welcomed visitors from Tanzania who spent time with us in school.
Ofsted Report 2006 We are delighted with the Ofsted Report. The quotes below and the letter from the inspectors to pupils shows some of the positive things reported on. 'Overthorpe is a very caring school and many pupils described it as 'a very nice place to be'. The environment is pleasant and stimulating, especially the newly-built and well-resourced children's centre, which houses the Foundation Stage. All pupils are constantly encouraged to be ambitious and to develop strong self-esteem, as shown in their enthusiastic singing of, 'I'm glad to be me.' Strong links with the local church enhance pupils' spiritual and moral development. The school has successfully worked to increase pupils' awareness of cultures other than their own. The school is popular with parents, who appreciate the welcoming environment.The overall quality of teaching and learning has improved and is now good.' 'This is a caring school where children are highly valued.' Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection 'Thank you very much for making us feel so welcome in your school. We really enjoyed talking to you, hearing your views and watching you learn.There are so many things that we liked about your school. We were delighted that it is such a caring place; you told us that the adults look after you well and it was clear that you also care for each other. You told us that you are encouraged to, 'reach for the stars', which is fantastic! You behaved well in lessons and around the school and were polite and helpful. Mr Hilton said he thought that the Year 3 violin playing was excellent and I thought that the Key Stage 2 singing was wonderful - I couldn't resist joining in - it was really good fun! Lots of you told us that you love music and art and also that you look forward to your weekly golden time when you can choose your own activities. Your school council members are very keen to listen to your ideas about how things can be improved further; it was good to hear that as a result of your suggestions you have some really good equipment, like the climbing wall. (Mrs Welch and I will not forget how keen you were to talk to us about the mashed potato and thecustard! J) We think that Overthorpe is an improving school. Mrs Walker has not been at the school for very long, but she and the staff are working very hard to make it more successful. You have an important part to play here and you can help by working extra hard in maths and always trying to produce the best written work you possibly can. There are many things that you and the staff should be proud of and we wish you all the best for the future.' to view this report in pdf format click here or go to the ofsted website.There has also been a report on the school as a Christian school (SIAS) and we are graded as a GOOD Christian School to view this report in pdf format click here
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tuated in Edge Top Road, Thornhill,Dewsbury WF12 0BH. Telephone 01924 325300 
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Much of the money raised on this day will go to help people in Africa and that has been one of the themes in school this year.