OFSTED
This is an outstanding school... The whole school exudes a warmth and family atmosphere which is tangible...

OFSTED
The curriculum offers much more than is typical. A wide range of first-hand experiences are provided for pupils. The curriculum supports quality teaching very effectively to secure pupils’ interest and enjoyment in learning. The very wide variety of enrichment activities includes visits, visitors and a variety of sporting and creative activities which add depth and vibrancy to pupils’ learning

OFSTED
The quality of teaching is outstanding. Teachers have a very good knowledge and understanding of their pupils and the school’s collaborative approach to planning ensures pupils consistently build on their prior learning ....... Talented and knowledgeable classroom assistants provide effective support in lessons.

OFSTED
The innovative way the school assists its pupils, in providing them with short, sharp, individual, planned support to meet any specific need is instrumental in ensuring all pupils have conviction in their ability to succeed'

OFSTED
Teachers’ subject knowledge and the promotion of correct literary and mathematical vocabulary are outstanding. Through their own enthusiasm teachers promote in pupils a real thirst for knowledge

OFSTED
Pupils thrive on the responsibilities given to them such as school councillors, librarians and class and school monitors. As a consequence they develop excellent social, moral and spiritual understanding, while visits, visitors and programmes of study promote cultural development very well

SIAMS
Children relate to the Christian values of the school, speaking about love, kindness, friendship, respect, self-control and forgiveness. One child commented, ‘it is hard to forgive sometimes, but when you do it feels much better’

SIAMS
At Cumberworth School Christian values and principles permeate every aspect of school life. This encourages learning behaviours that result in extremely high standards of achievement across the school. Religious education (RE) and collective worship are outstanding and extremely supportive of children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Welcome to Cumberworth CE (A) First School

Welcome to Cumberworth Church of England First School. We are delighted that you have taken the time to have a look at our website and find out about our school. At Cumberworth we pride ourselves on our strong relationships between school and our families and it is through our shared goals that our children continue to exceed our high expectations. They are true ambassadors for us all and constantly make us proud by their polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

I hope this website gives you an insight into our school and its ethos. If you have any questions that are not answered by the website please do not hesitate to contact us. Visitors to our school are always welcome - please come and have a look around and find out more about us. You can make an appointment by phone or email.

Maggie Walker, Head Teacher

Upcoming Events

Fri 7 Dec: 9:15 Stars' Assembly

Mon 10 Dec: 15:30 KS2 Art Starz

Thurs 13 Dec: 14:00 Straw & Order performance

Thurs 13 Dec: 18:15 Straw & Order performance

Latest news from Cumberworth

Class Penguin - Year 1 - Scared Bears.

As part of our rhyming learning this week, the Year Ones made a shape teddy picture. Some of our rhyming stories have had teddies lost in the woods so we cut circles to make our teddies. Our cutting skills are...

Class Penguin - Learning about how different people around the world celebrate.

We have been finding out about how people around the world, from different cultures and beliefs celebrate. We listened to the Hindu story of Ganesh and were fascinated by how this Hindu god got his elephant head. We coloured bright...

Healthy Family Groups October 2018

Our Healthy Family Group Day in October helped raise money for Kunzugu Primary School in Tanzania....

Year 1 and 2 Visit to the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue and Abbey House Museum

Year 1 and 2 had a fantastic day in Leeds on Tuesday visiting two places of interest. The children were impressive whilst visiting the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue, sharing what they already knew about Judaism and listening carefully to find out...

Tudor Portraits

This week Class Bear have done a great job of completing their Tudor portraits which look fantastic!...

OFSTEDThis is an outstanding school... The whole school exudes a warmth and family atmosphere which is tangible...

OFSTEDThe innovative way the school assists its pupils, in providing them with short, sharp, individual, planned support to meet any specific need is instrumental in ensuring all pupils have conviction in their ability to succeed'

OFSTEDTeachers’ subject knowledge and the promotion of correct literary and mathematical vocabulary are outstanding. Through their own enthusiasm teachers promote in pupils a real thirst for knowledge

OFSTEDPupils thrive on the responsibilities given to them such as school councillors, librarians and class and school monitors. As a consequence they develop excellent social, moral and spiritual understanding, while visits, visitors and programmes of study promote cultural development very well

SIAMSChildren relate to the Christian values of the school, speaking about love, kindness, friendship, respect, self-control and forgiveness. One child commented, ‘it is hard to forgive sometimes, but when you do it feels much better’