Academy Information
Wheeler Primary is part of the HCAT Academy Trust.
HCAT is a Teaching Academy and an Accredited Sponsor, we work with a number of partners to provide the highest quality education for all children within our schools and children in schools we support. The focus of HCAT is our children and we strive to ensure that every child within the Trust receives outstanding teaching and learning opportunities through collaboration and school improvement.
All our Academies are within the boundary of East Yorkshire. They are a family of schools who collaborate and support each other and aim to be outstanding in the teaching, learning and aspiration of children in our schools.
Our children come from a wide variety of backgrounds and we strive to nurture all their talents and help them achieve a happy, rewarding and successful time in our schools.
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opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.