Welcome to Rathmore Primary School & Nursery

If you are interested in applying for a Nursery or Primary 1 place for September 2022 and wish to visit us, please phone our office on; 028 91270399 from 1st December to book a time for our Open Morning. Our Open Morning for both Nursery and Primary 1 is currently scheduled for Saturday 8 January and visits are pre-booked to keep us all as safe as possible. Our Nursery and Primary 1 Intake Information and Virtual Tours will be posted within our Website ‘Application’ section on 10 December.

At Rathmore Primary and Nursery School our motto, created by our children, is ‘caring, learning, excelling together.’ This is because we know that a child must feel happy and secure before they can truly reach their learning potential and excel.

Your child’s learning is set within the social context of a school family where they will develop attributes and skills for life.

Primary education and your role as partners with us is therefore vital to ensure your child makes the best start to their learning path. We support families by offering a wrap-around care option from 8am to 5:45pm daily, with holiday provision in collaboration with YMCA (West Church).

On behalf of the staff and governors of Rathmore Primary School, I hope you enjoy finding out more about our school and your time spent with us is both happy and successful. Keep up-to-date with current information with our Newsletters, Videos, Facebook & Twitter feeds.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Julie M Hardy

Welcome to Rathmore Primary

If you are interested in applying for a Nursery or Primary 1 place for September 2022 and wish to visit us, please phone our office on; 028 91270399 from 1st December to book a time for our Open Morning. Our Open Morning for both Nursery and Primary 1 is currently scheduled for Saturday 8 January and visits are pre-booked to keep us all as safe as possible. Our Nursery and Primary 1 Intake Information and Virtual Tours will be posted within our Website ‘Application’ section on 10 December.

At Rathmore Primary and Nursery School our motto, created by our children, is ‘caring, learning, excelling together.’ This is because we know that a child must feel happy and secure before they can truly reach their learning potential and excel.

Your child’s learning is set within the social context of a school family where they will develop attributes and skills for life.

Primary education and your role as partners with us is therefore vital to ensure your child makes the best start to their learning path. We support families by offering a wrap-around care option from 8am to 5:45pm daily, with holiday provision in collaboration with YMCA (West Church).

On behalf of the staff and governors of Rathmore Primary School, I hope you enjoy finding out more about our school and your time spent with us is both happy and successful. Keep up-to-date with current information with our Newsletters, Videos, Facebook & Twitter feeds.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Julie M Hardy

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At Rathmore, we believe in giving our pupils a first class education, focused on a child-centred approach to learning. Across all three key stages, Rathmore pupils learn the knowledge, skills and attitudes that they will need to live

Foundation Stage

As the name suggests, the Foundation Stage (P1 & P2) puts in place the building blocks for a lifetime of learning. Through practical activity, pupils have the freedom to explore, create and experience learning in a variety of contexts. The basis for learning at this stage is play. Pupils are encouraged to engage in a wide range of play-based activities that will form the basis for effective communication and early literacy and numeracy concepts. The teaching staff and classroom assistants work as a team to provide a structured yet flexible programme in line with the Northern Ireland Curriculum.

Key Stage 1

During P3 and P4, pupils consolidate the early literacy and numeracy concepts. Through guided and shared lessons, they develop independence in reading and writing, and extend their understanding of mathematical concepts. It is this knowledge that pupils begin to apply to problem solving with support from the teaching staff. It is at this stage that formal assessment begins further shaping the provision each child receives. The cross-curricular skills of Communication, Using Mathematics and Using ICT are assessed at the end of this Key Stage.

Key Stage 2

The final three years of the primary school phase culminate in the preparation for transition to the secondary phase. P5, P6 and P7 combine the acquisition of knowledge with the development of skills to form independent, confident learners who can use multiple approaches to problem-solving. In a challenging and supportive environment, teachers integrate practical activity with direct instruction to cultivate the learning and attitudes to learning that empowers pupils to be responsible decision-makers and successful in the future. The Key Stage 2 phase embeds effective assessment of the cross-curricular skills throughout, further identifying the abilities of each pupil.

Caring, Learning, Excelling Together