ABBERLEY PAROCHIAL VC PRIMARY SCHOOL in Worcestershire, Worcester

Education Centre Information: Abberley Parochial VC Primary School:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Controlled School
Phase of Education: Primary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Worcestershire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Village - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Diocese: Diocese of Worcester
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 97
Number of boys: 55
Number of girls: 42
Age Range: 4-11
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Originally founded in Blackheath in 1885, the school moved to Abberley Hall in 1917 where it sits in 90 acres of wooded grounds amid beautiful Worcestershire countryside. The school offers a pre-prep and nursery, a chapel, music studio with practice rooms, art and design technology complex, two science laboratories, new library with study rooms, sports hall with indoor cricket nets, Astroturf pitch, extensive playing fields, tennis courts, indoor swimming pool, climbing wall, fishing lake, riding stables, hall with stage, and computer room housing 16 computers. The school provides skilled coaching and a full programme of sport and activities including rugby, hockey, soccer, netball, cricket, rounders, tennis, athletics, ricochet, swimming, snooker, cookery, Monopoly, chess, classic film club, mountain biking, origami, skateboarding, calligraphy, indoor cricket, model making, electronics, 22 shooting, kite making, pottery, observational drawing, pop band and archery. Several pupils represent their county at cricket, while athletes and cross-country runners compete successfully at national level. The grounds are ideal for making camps and dens, tobogganing, nature study, fishing, bird watching, gardening or just lying under a tree, reading. The school aims to manage the school and its resources effectively.