Headteacher's welcome

Our Mission Statement

We work together, play together, pray together and always do our best.
We show enthusiasm for our learning.
We love one another as Jesus loves us.
We look after his world and everything in it.
We listen to God and praise him together.

Thank you for taking the time to investigate St Amand's Catholic Primary School. We are a unique school in many ways; in fact we are the only St Amand's school in the country. There is only one chapel dedicated to St Amand in the UK, and that is in Hendred House, close to our school. Our school consists of wonderful children, dedicated, talented staff, committed governors and loyal parents. We are located in a beautiful village with fantastic grounds.

We are extremely proud of our Outstanding Catholic school, recently judged by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate to be outstanding for all areas:  CSI Inspection Report (May 2023).pdf.

"St Amand’s has an outstanding Catholic identity. A strong Catholic witness permeates the entire school, resulting in an evangelical ethos which inspires the whole community."

"Pupils across the school clearly understand what it means to be a member of a Catholic community and fully embrace the school’s mission statement. Their behaviour towards each other and other members of the community demonstrates their understanding that we are all made equal before God and loved by Him."

In an ungraded inspection, December 2024, Ofsted judged the school as having taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at that previous inspection: a good school with outstanding for Personal Development, and Behaviour and Attitudes. The report reflects what it is like to attend our school, "Pupils enjoy being a part of a caring community at St Amand’s Catholic Primary School. They learn to be exceptionally polite, to work hard and to treat others with respect. The education provided at the school helps pupils to develop their character, independence and knowledge of the world. The school helps pupils to become the best version of themselves so that they can approach their next steps with confidence.' ."  We have a high quality, diverse curriculum, outstanding behaviour and attitudes, high standards of education,  very good teaching and excellent pastoral support. 

However we are much more than this; our school is a place where each child can come to know the love of Jesus in their lives, where they are valued and respected for their uniqueness and where each child is nurtured.  Our school has a strong commitment to Catholic Social Teaching: "Children regularly raise funds for refugees, the homeless and others in poverty." We pray together and go to Mass together; we celebrate feast days and special days throughout the church's year. We have a lot of fun and laugh together. As our Mission Statement says ' We love one another as Jesus loves us.'

We are a small school with four and a half classes; staff know the children well, children have many opportunities to take part in competitions or represent the school in some way during their time with at St Amand's. Children have a strong sense of identity in our small school.

I am proud to lead St Amand's as the headteacher, with its challenges and many more successes to celebrate. We have a wonderful staff who give over and above of their time, who strive to make learning fun.

If you would like to visit the school and meet our staff and children, please contact the school office to make an appointment and Debbie will be happy to help. office.3855@st-amands.oxon.sch.uk

I look forward to meeting you.