A Church School
Our vision for the school is underpinned by a set of DREAM values, which guide how we encourage our pupils to live each and every day.
SIAMS
All Church of England and the Methodist Church schools use the Church of England Education Office’s framework for the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005. The SIAMS Evaluation Schedule sets out the expectations for the conduct of the Statutory Inspection of Anglican, Methodist and ecumenical Schools under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005.
What is the purpose and focus of SIAMS inspections?
SIAMS inspection focuses on the impact of the Church school’s Christian vision on pupils and adults. This involves looking at the school’s Christian vision, the provision the school makes because of this vision and how effective this provision is in enabling all pupils to flourish. Church schools will employ a variety of strategies and styles appropriate to, and reflective of, their particular context in order to be distinctively and effectively Christian in their character and ethos. SIAMS inspectors therefore do not look for a set template of what a Church school should be like, but rather take the particular context of the school into account and base their evaluation on the outcomes rather than the process.
This is explored through Inspection Questions:
IQ1- How does the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision enable pupils and adults to flourish?
IQ2- How does the curriculum reflect the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision?
IQ3- How is daily collective worship1 enabling pupils and adults to flourish spiritually?
IQ4- How does the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision create a culture in which pupils and adults are treated well?
IQ5- How does the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision create an active culture of justice and responsibility?
IQ6-Is the religious education curriculum effective?
One awarded judgement is awarded J1 or J2 reflecting the contribution of these strands to the flourishing of pupils and adults in a Church school
In June 2023, SIAMS rated Little Heaton Church of England as ‘Good’. Please download and read our full report below:
Our local church is All Saint's Church in Rhodes and we join them to celebrate festivals, including Christmas, Harvest and Easter.
We are part of the Diocese of Manchester.