Westbury Laverton Infants School was originally built by the Laverton family who owned the cloth mills in Westbury. It moved from Bratton Road when the present building was opened in 1971, but the name of the school was changed in 1992 from Westbury Laverton Infants to Westbury County Infants both to reduce the confusion with West Lavington and the Village of Laverton, and more importantly in order to emphasise the strong links with Westbury Junior School to which most of our children transfer. The name was changed in 1999 to Westbury Infants when it became a community school. However, our school logo shows the Angel Mill so that we remember the connection with the Laverton family.
The main building houses six teaching areas. The original open plan design has been modified and each pair of classrooms now shares an extra carpeted area which can be used for a variety of purposes. The building of a new classroom funded by the Government pledge to keep infant classes to 30 was completed in August ’99.
The school has a Library and is fully stocked with fiction, non fiction and poetry sections. There are author collections and many ‘Big Books’ which are used throughout the school in the formal teaching of reading. All children have access to the library. The new I.T. suite of fifteen PC computers is used by all children, the suite is air conditioned. There is an interactive whiteboard for whole class demonstrations.
The school has a Specialist Learning Centre for children with linguistic or social integration problems. This is staffed by a teacher and three Teaching Assistants.
At present we have a double mobile which houses two further classes. There is a large hall which is used for P.E., Music, Dance & Drama, as a dining room and also for assemblies and events to which parents are invited, e.g. the class assembly which each class has each term and Christmas nativities.
The children are usually grouped in classes according to age, i.e. in Reception, in Yr.1, and in Yr.2. Because of numbers this is not always possible however and any other arrangement would be explained to you and would not be a cause for anxiety. Whatever movement is necessary for children during the year, the utmost care is taken to provide continuity.
We have a full complement of nine teachers and classes at present and eight further classroom helpers who work both within classrooms and in withdrawal areas. All work which they do in supporting children’s learning is planned closely with the class teacher and they provide invaluable help across all levels of ability from those children who need extra help to the very able.
The number on roll for the academic year 2006/2007 will be approximately 165.
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