ST ANNE'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CAVERSHAM
'THE SCHOOL THAT'S KNOWN BY LOVE'
WELCOME TO ST ANNE'S
The children of St Anne's are known for their smiles, their generosity and their passion for learning! We are a vibrant, happy, forward-looking school in the heart of Caversham for children of any faith and no faith, where every pupil is scaffolded to aim for the stars. Here, we believe that children learn best when they feel safe, are loved and are challenged. As a result, teachers are committed to providing outstanding pastoral care alongside the highest quality, engaging learning experiences.
As recognised in our 2019 Ofsted report,
‘The school is a small but close-knit community. There is a strong sense of family values. Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring. The school is highly inclusive. Pupils with all different types of need are welcomed and feel part of the school community .... At the heart of this is a strong, shared commitment to every child’s success, underpinned by the school’s ethos...'
Our curriculum provision is outstanding and involves teaching by subject specialists from Year 3 meaning that children experience the best quality teaching across the entire curriculum.
Currently, we have 185 children across 7 year groups. We also have a 21 place Nursery. Children come into our Reception class in the year that they are 5 and move up to secondary school at the end of Year 6, when they are 11. Our school day starts at 8.40am and finishes at 3.15pm for Reception children and 3.25pm for the rest of the school. The total number of hours being therefore We do also have a super Before and After School Club, run by school staff which opens at 8.00 and ends at 18.00.
Please do contact the school office for a tour on 01189375537 or contact me direct via email on head@st-annes.reading.sch.uk and I would love to show you round!
Mrs Sarah Bernto
Headteacher
Contact details for enquiries
If you have any questions or queries about our school, please contact the Head - Mrs Bernto - via email on head@st-annes.reading.sch.uk or phone the school office on 01189375537.
For enquires regarding SEND, please email our SENCO - Mrs Gemma Burnitt on senco@st-annes.reading.sch.uk or phone the school office on 01189375537.
For safeguarding enquires, please contact Mrs Bernto via email on head@st-annes.reading.sch.uk or phone the school office on 01189375537 and ask to speak to the Headteacher. Our DSL is Sarah Bernto contactable on head@st-annes.reading.sch.uk. We also have 3 Deputy DSLs: Gemma Burnitt (senco@st-annes.reading.sch.uk), Patricia King (pking@st-annes.reading.sch.uk) and Charlotte Talbot (ctalbot@st-annes.reading.sch.uk) and our Safeguarding governors are Anne Pegram (APegram@stmartins.reading.sch.uk) and Rebecca Mee (RMee@stmartins.reading.sch.uk). Please see our Safeguarding Policy (on the policies page of the website) for information about Safeguarding and relating school practice.
Are you a prospective parent looking for a school place in September 2024?
We have Open Morning and Afternoons throughout the months of September-January. Please see below:
I would be delighted to show you round and tell you all about our fantastic school! Please do email me on head@st-annes.reading.sch.uk or contact the school office on 01189 375537 to book a tour.
Are you a prospective parent looking for a school place today?
If you are looking for an in-year transfer for your child or a nursery place, please contact the school as above for a tour at any time.
We would love to see you and your children!
Learning to live by faith and to be known by love
KEY DOCUMENTS FOR 2023-2024
21 SEPTEMER 2023
Are you looking for a new job? Are you interested in working with children? We have 2 exciting opportunities open at the moment. Please see the Vacancies page for full details and an application form.
FRIDAY 8th September 2023
Welcome Back!
It has been so lovely to see the children return to school this week with their huge grins and stories of summer holiday adventures. We have had loads of fun with our new Literacy scheme. This has included a giant invading the school, Y5 joining NASA and Literacy Group being invaded by the staff. Check out the newsletter for more photos!
Please see below a list of dates for the coming term.
Dates for the coming term are as follows:
Thursday 7 September 15.30 and 16.00 Meet the Teacher sessions
Friday 8 September Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Letters sent home
Friday 8 September 09.15 Whole School Mass
w/c Monday 11 September Mission Week
Monday 11 September Reception children in all day
Wednesday 20 September 8.40 Reception Stay and Play – Learning through play
Friday 22 September 9.30-11 Open Morning for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 22 September 14.50 Maths Parent Workshop
Friday 29 September 14.00 Open Afternoon for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 6 October 09.00 Early Reading and Phonics (EYFS-Y1) Parent Workshop
Friday 6 October 09.15 Harvest Mass
Thursday 12 October Flu immunisations Reception to Y6
Friday 13 October 09.00 Y2-6 Love of Reading Parent Workshop
Friday 13 October 09.15 KS2 Mass
Monday 16 October 09.00 Gold Tie Assembly (for Y6 children and parents)
Friday 20 October Disconnect to Reconnect Day
Friday 20 October 09.30-11 Open Morning for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 20 October 15.25 TERM ENDS
Monday 30 October AUTUMN 2 TERM STARTS
Wednesday 1 November 09.15 Whole School Mass
Friday 3 November Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Letters sent home
Wednesday 8 November 09.30 Open Morning for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 10 November 10.45-11.15 Remembrance Liturgy
w/c Monday 13 November Other Faiths Week
Wednesday 15 November 09.00 Reception Stay and Play – reading
Friday 17 November 09.15 KS1 Mass
Tuesday 21 November 14.00 Open Afternoon for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 24 November Anti-Bullying and Odd Socks Day
Tuesday 28 November 15.30-17.00 Parents’ Evening
Thursday 30 November 17.00-19.00 Parents’ Evening
Friday 1 December 09.15 KS2 Mass
Wednesday 6 December 08.40 Reception Stay and Play – Christmas Decorations
Wednesday 6 December 09.30-11 Open Morning for Reception Sept 2024
Friday 8 December 09.15 Whole School Mass
w/c Monday 11 December Bambinelli Week
Wednesday 13 December Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 13 December 11.00 Nursery Christmas Performance
Wednesday 13 December 12.15 Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 13 December 14.00 Reception and KS1 Nativity to school and parents with pre-school age children
Thursday 14 December 14.00 Reception and KS1 Nativity to parents
Friday 15 December 09.15 Whole School Mass
Tuesday 19 December 18.00 KS2 Carol Service (in church) all KS2 children must attend
Wednesday 20 December 13.00 TERM ENDS