ABOUT ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
I am delighted to welcome you to Armadale Primary School and hope that your child will be very happy throughout their years with us. We pride ourselves in being a vibrant learning community where the individual is valued and achievement in its widest sense is celebrated.
Our curriculum is broad and balanced and we make every effort to ensure that it is relevant to today’s society and therefore meaningful to the children. We use a variety of learning and teaching approaches and offer many opportunities for the children to learn independently and as part of a group. The skills they will develop will be essential to them as they progress beyond primary school and face the demands made of them as they get older.
We believe that learning should be enjoyable and that fun is an essential part of life at Armadale Primary. We want our pupils to leave with very happy memories of their time here, having achieved success and feeling motivated and enthusiastic about the future.
We have very strong home/school partnerships and welcome the support the parents can offer, not only to their own children but also to the wider school community. Parental support helps to enhance the activities on offer to the children and we value offers to help in any capacity.
I look forward to working in partnership with you and should you have any issues, concerns or ideas for improvement, please feel free to share these with me.
Mrs Allison Phillips
Head Teacher
Head of School
General Overview
Armadale Primary School is non denominational and provides for stages Nursery – P7. The present roll is 110 Nursery and 545 Primary.
The school does not provide teaching by means of the Gaelic language as spoken in Scotland.
Armadale Primary school admits pupils of both sexes.
Armadale Primary School is staffed by a Head Teacher, Depute Head Teacher, 2 Principal Teachers, 2 0.5 FTE Principal Teachers, class teachers for 20 classes P1-7 and Support for Learning teachers. A 120 place nursery is part of the school structure. We also have a visiting specialist teacher for Brass.
An Administrative Assistant, Clerical Assistant, Pupil Support Workers, Facilities Management Assistants, Kitchen Staff and Cleaning Staff make up the range of support staff in school, who provides vital services to the pupils.
The School Day:
Nursery
AM children (Mon – Fri)
8.10am – 8.45am Soft Start
8.45am – 11.22am Nursery Session
PM children (Mon - Thu)
12.10pm – 3.22pm Nursery Session
3.22pm - 4.07pm Soft Finish
Primary 1-7
8.45am Start of the day for all pupils
10.30am – 10.45am morning break (P1/2/7)
10.50am – 11.05am morning break (P3/4/5/6)
12.00pm – 12.40pm lunch (P1/2/7)
12.45pm – 1.25pm lunch (P3/4/5/6)
3.05pm End of the day for all pupils
On Fridays, all children leave at 12.20pm
Values
School Information
West Lothian Council Values
Focusing on customers’ needs
Being honest and open and accountable
Providing equality of opportunities
Developing employees
Making best use of resources
Working in partnership
Mission Statement
“Working together for success”
To provide education of the highest quality for all pupils which will meet their educational, personal and spiritual needs and which will enable them to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and to make an effective contribution to society in their present and future lives.
Armadale Primary School
