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Our School:
On behalf of the governors and staff, I am delighted to welcome you and your child to Sinclair Primary & Nursery School. We are sure that your time with us will be a positive and successful one.
At Sinclair we are committed to ensuring that each child is valued, cared for and given every opportunity to achieve their potential. We are keen to promote excellent standards of learning and behaviour through high quality teaching and a broad and exciting curriculum. We ensure that every pupil is challenged and developed in every aspect of their learning. Everyone who visits our school comments on the wonderful atmosphere. They say ‘there is a real sense of learning, behaviour is good and the children are polite and friendly’.
Sinclair Primary & Nursery school is an outstanding school in Southampton and everyone associated with it is committed to ensuring the children enjoy the highest quality of educational opportunities. Parents are an important part of this work and we recognise that children learn best when their families are involved. We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunities to participate in the many different aspects of school life.
Our website is intended to give you some useful information about our school. If you would like to discuss anything else, please contact us using the details at the bottom of each page. We will be pleased to help you in any way we can and are always delighted to show visitors around our school.
If you would like to apply for a place then please contact the school and we will either advise whether year group spaces are available, or for Year R entrance explain the admission procedure. Alternatively, the admission arrangements can be found by clicking here.
Kind Regards, and Welcome,
Gerida Montague, MBE | Executive Headteacher, Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools.
Sinclair Primary is part the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools. Under the leadership of a hugely experienced team, we take the strengths of our school partnership to provide the most enriching and diverse curriculum and wellbeing focused school journey for all of our children. Our Executive Headteacher is a National Leader in Education as well as an inspector for Ofsted. She is well supported by a strong executive board and heads of school. Our teams of staff regularly support other schools.
Executive Board:
Gerida Montague and Ian Prince lead the Board as Co-Executive Headteachers.
Jo McNicholas serves as Chief Business, Finance and Compliance Officer.
Sarah Hendricks, our Director of Vulnerable Children, also serves as Executive Headteacher for Sinclair Nursery and Primary, Holy Family Primary and Our Lady and St Joseph Primary.
Caroline Firman is Executive Headteacher of Bitterne Park Nursery and Primary School leading data and systems.
Paul Lodge is Co-Headteacher of Mansel Park Nursery and Primary School and supports leadership and management.
Sinclair Team:
Senior Leadership Team:
Executive Headteacher - Gerida Montague, MBE and Ian Prince
Headteacher – Miss Sarah Hendricks
Deputy Director of Vulnerable Children - Mrs Katherine Olney
Vice Principal - Mr Paul Walker
Deputy Director of Teaching and Learning - Mrs Denise Williams
Lead Practitioner for Early Literacy - Mrs Ellie Prince
Director Early Years - Mrs Jen Squires
SENDco:
Lead Partnership SENDco - Mrs Kate Knott
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Miss Rebecca Thomas
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Mrs Emma Smith
Assistant Partnership SENDco - Miss Lucy Powell
Elsa - Mrs Tracy Woods
Admin:
Partnership Office and Finance Manager – Mrs Rachel Morey
Partnership Finance Assistant – Miss Kim Hamilton
Partnership Admin Assistant - Mr David Tomkins
Office Lead – Mrs Laura Light
Admin Assistant – Mrs Beverley Chapman
Estates:
Partnership Estates Manager – Mr Andrew McNicholas
Site Managers – Mrs Tracy Bell - Shaun Hawkins
Teaching Team:
Nursery – Jennifer Squires and Samantha Deacon
Support Staff - Kluska Lyons, Brook Bareham, Lisa D'Sousa
Year R – Miss Charlotte Billinghurst
Year 1 – Mr Christian Pallet
Year 2 – Ms Erika White
Year 3 – Miss Steph Hettle
Year 4 – Miss Imogen Phillips
Year 5 – Mrs Amanda Fraser
Year 6 –Mr Simon Phillips
Support Staff – Mrs Tracy Wood, Mrs Caroline Whitehead, Mrs Tracie Bridges, Mrs Lorna Tweney
Key Stage 2 Results:
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