About Us

On behalf of all the children, staff, parents/carers and governors we are very pleased to welcome you to Holgate Primary School and Nursery.

Our school is committed to giving all children the best possible start in life to prepare them for whatever amazing things their future holds.

A word from Samantha Sheridan, Head of School

I joined the team at Holgate Primary School as an Assistant Head in 2015 and since this time the school has taken over a large place in my heart. Becoming the Head of School in September 2019, alongside Nicola Davies as the Executive Head was therefore an honour as I could think of no better school to work in or team of staff and children to work with.

Teamwork, collaboration and aspiration for the future I firmly believe are key to the ethos of Holgate. The strong partnerships we have with our families and community play a vital part of every day for our children and we endeavour to galvanise this in all we do. As a school we work hard to provide a wide and rich range of learning experiences where children develop their love of learning, their curiosity and their resilience, ensuring they leave our school well equipped for their next challenge and their future lives.

At Holgate Primary School we all take pride in our school and are committed to supporting our children through their primary years in becoming polite, successful and motivated young people.

PRIDE

Personal Responsibility In Delivering Excellence

A word from Nicola Davies – The Executive Headteacher

We are a successful Primary School situated on the outskirts of the town of Hucknall. I have worked as a Headteacher in Nottinghamshire since 1999 and at Sutton Road Primary School in Mansfield since 2001.
This evolved into me becoming an Executive Headteacher when we commenced supporting other schools in the locality in September 2012 and I have been the Executive Headteacher of Holgate Primary since 2014.
The day-to-day leadership of Holgate Primary is left in the extremely capable and excellent hands of Samantha Sheridan as the Head of School.

We believe wholeheartedly in being an outward-looking Primary School, which embraces working closely with other schools and establishments in order to continuously evaluate, reflect and drive further developments and improvements in all aspects of our provision for the children we serve.

We firmly believe no school can continue to improve in isolation and are wholeheartedly an outward-looking Primary School embracing work with other schools and establishments in order to continuously evaluate, reflect and drive further developments and improvements in aspects of our provision for the children we serve. We welcome and appreciate being part of a Trust that supports this and further consolidates our own professional learning and growth.

Our intrinsic belief in true collaboration led us to form a formal collaboration with Sutton Road Primary School in Mansfield, which we have been in since 2014. This provides many benefits and through it, the growth of our shared expertise has been immense, attracting and establishing formidable experts and outstanding practitioners at both of our schools. It has also enabled our children to experience some fantastic opportunities to enhance their learning and discovery of the wider world than would be challenging to achieve for a stand-alone Primary school. We know that this is vital for us as the people entrusted with the amazing job of expanding children’s minds and helping them aspire higher in forging their own futures.

Our everyday commitment to our children is further embedded in our other core values:

Inclusion and Diversity

We welcome diversity and remain wholeheartedly committed to inclusion.
We endeavour to ensure every individual is fully accepted and provided with a strong sense of belonging within each of our schools.

Aspirations, Attitudes and Behaviour

We embed high aspirations through the development of effective attitudes and behaviours in our schools.
We ensure pupils and staff in our schools are resilient learners developing life, learning and leadership skills to equip them exceptionally well for their futures.

Outcomes

We believe our children achieving high quality educational outcomes is at the heart of all we provide.
We hold an immutable expectation that all members of our school communities strive continuously to achieve nothing less than excellence for our pupils.

Curriculum

We unequivocally know our curriculum is the conduit to all our aims.
We ensure this is exciting, relevant, challenging and firmly rooted in meeting the individual needs of our pupils at each school.

In summary, our school Mission Statement is that every member of the school, both adults and children, should at all times strive to take PRIDE in all they do.