We are very pleased to welcome you to this page. We hope that it will provide you with helpful information about the school and interesting news about current events.
Our school is in a beautiful location overlooking the Bosham Channel and with views across the fields. There are just less than a hundred pupils, aged between 4 and 11 years old in four mixed age range classes.
Chidham is a small school with a strong family ethos. The children are offered a broad, balanced and enriched curriculum, which acknowledges different learning styles and the individual contributions that each child and their family brings to the school.
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Chidham Parochial Primary School Chidham Lane, Chidham, PO18 8TH Tel: 01243 572380 Email: office@chidham.w-sussex.sch.uk |
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| INSET Days (On five days within the term dates, schools will be closed for pupils, but teachers will be required to undertake professional development or other approved activities.) |
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Autumn Term - Wed 1st September 2010 to Friday 17th December 2010 incl.
Half term is Monday 25th October - Friday 29th October inclusive. |
| Spring Term 2011 - Tue 4th January to Fri 8th April incl Half term is Monday 21st February - Friday 25th February inclusive. |
Summer Term 2011 - Tue 26 April to Fri 22 July incl. |
As a ‘Foundation’ school we have strong links with the local parish church and with the Diocese. St Mary’s Church is a short scenic walk away and a number of school celebrations take place there. The school was awarded "Healthy School" status in 2006 |
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Lynda Aplin retired as Head Teacher of Chidham Primary School at the end of this summer term. Lynda had been Head Teacher for sixteen years. In that time Lynda made Chidham school hugely successful, with significant improvements to the school buildings and facilities, and a sharp increase in the number of pupils and the number wanting to attend the school. She also worked very well with both the church and the community. Chidham school is both a focus for and strongly supported by the community. We wish her well in her retirement. |
A new Head Teacher has been appointed and she will start from the beginning of 2011. For the autumn term the school will be run with the help of a deputy head seconded to Chidham. |
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| Blanket Banquet - PTFA farewell to Lynda - photos |
About 10:10one simple idea: cutting our carbon emissions by 10% in 2010 |
Have you seen the Chidham School 10:10 Case Study? |
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Have you signed up for the 1010 campaign? visit www.1010uk.org |
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| Saturday 17th July 2010 The 100 year celebrations were marked by a reunion of former staff and pupils at which Mrs. Aplin introduced the new head, Claire Murphy. The hall had an historical display of life at the school and world events from the last century and the children performed Chidham schools signature maypole dance. Many class friends from year’s gone by chatted about the school and their memories over a cream tea and former pupil Arther Cooper helped Mrs. Aplin raise the flag on what was a truly magical day. |
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New Puffin Pedestrian Crossing now in Operation |
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Completed early Nov 2009
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| OFSTED Report | See the whole report (pdf) |
| Inspection date: 4/2/2009, Reporting inspector: Sheila Browning. Date of publication : 2/3/09 The overall effectiveness of the School - (extract from the report) Chidham is a good school. It has a prominent profile in the local community and serves the neighbourhood exceptionally well. The school's partnership with parents is outstanding. Parents are extremely supportive of the school and are confident that their children are exceptionally well cared for and challenged to do well. One comment typical of many can be summed up by one who said, 'It is an excellent example of a local community school where each child is encouraged to achieve their best.' |
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| The school staged matinee and evening perfomances on Tuesday 16th December to packed houses in the new sports hall. | |
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All the children participated in this hilarious musical retelling of the nativity story which featured bored shepherds, learner angels and King Herod, who was described as "a bit of a weirdo"! |
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| "The Light of the World" was written by Liz Jones. Lynda Aplin and teachers Matt Chesshire, Louise MacDonald, Lynda Scott and Sue Lambert were involved in staging the performance. Musical support was from Jan Lewis and Rod Starr. Thanks to Sarah Foye for the report and photos. | |
Chidham School goes for the International School Award! The school plans to extend the work that they already do within the curriculum to help children understand the cultures, geography and environment, character and concerns, languages, religions and economic circumstances of people elsewhere in the world so that they are prepared for life in a global society. |
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 Thanks to Sarah Foye for the report and photos |
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| Local School Children go Wild for Birdwatching - Nov 2008 | |
| Children from Chidham School have been discovering some amazing facts about the wildlife around their school. A bird watching club has been set up as a joint venture between the school and Chichester Harbour Conservancy Education Service.
Conservancy teachers Ruth Street and Alison Parsons, with the help of Matt Chesshire, a keen bird watcher and teacher at the school have been helping children learn in a fun way about the wonders of bird migration. |
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| Focusing on Greenshank, a wading bird that is seen in Chichester Harbour each autumn and spring the children play a game based on a large floor map of the route that Greenshanks fly. The students discover the good and bad things that can happen to the birds on the way, the peregrines from Chichester Cathedral are one of the hazards to be avoided! |
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| In addition, a group of enthusiastic children have joined an after-school birdwatching club. Activities include recording which species they see and finding out more about birds in general such as how they feed, how they are adapted to their habitats and why Chichester Harbour is so important for wintering birds. Lynda Aplin, the Head at Chidham School, said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to find out more about their local environment and because of the generous funding children have been able to take part without the barrier of cost which so often applies to extra curricular activities.” The information recorded is also being entered on the RSPB website as part of a national survey on bird migration. Wildsquare encourages children to find out which birds are in a square kilometre near them and to make a record once in October, November and December. This data is then entered on the RSPB website to help build up a national picture of the location of different species. This helps the children to feel that they are making a positive contribution to conservation. The bird club is part of the Greenshank Migration Project organised by Farlington Ringing Group. Funding for this project has come from Chichester Harbour Conservancy Sustainable Development Fund, Chichester District Council and the Friends of Chichester Harbour. |
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Chidham School Summer Fair - Saturday June 28th. |
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Blue skies, the sun shone, a fair sailing breeze, and the pirates and mermaids were out in force. |
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Easter Saturday March 22 |
QUACK QUICK DUCK RACE |
Brilliant event, fantastic support, balmy weather, Choc Egg and Wine raffle, bother, I didn't win the cake, none of the ducks escaped, excellent fundraiser for the PTFA, absolutely quackers idea, must do it again. see the photos |
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A Chidham School PTFA fund raiser in association with Chidham and Hambrook Website Association |
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On 15 June we are taking part in the Record-Breaking Walking Bus, co-ordinated by Brake, the road safety charity. Pupils will aim to break a Guinness World Record by marching for safer roads in our community! They will learn important lessons on how to stay safe on foot and can also help to raise sponsorship for the event in aid of Brake. Click here or on the logo to go to Brake's website and find out more about the event. Also on Brake's website you can find road safety information for: |
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New Chidham School Gallery page to display children's topic work |
| The new School Hall - official opening: 15th September 2006 |
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Chidham school sports hall was officially opened today by Professor Philip Robinson, Principal of the University of Chichester. He unveiled a plaque made by the children and spoke to them of them importance of 'play'! Mrs. Aplin welcomed and thanked guests involved in the project, as well as governors, staff, the PTFA and, not least, the children. The PTFA presented Mrs. Aplin with an engraved vase in recognition of her dedication to the project. The celebration concluded with a mass balloon release and of course tea and cake. |
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Read about the building of the hall and see the photos (Click here). |
 When the Construction of the Sports Hall Building was completed, the Bishop of Horsham visited the school and blessed the Hall. |