Tudor Court Primary School
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| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Primary |
| Headteacher | Mrs V. Northall |
| Chairman of Governors | Mr M. Carpenter |
| Location | Bark Burr Road Grays Essex RM16 6PL England  |
| LEA | Thurrock Council |
| Ofsted number | 115057 |
| Students | c.620 students |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3 to 11 |
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Tudor Court Primary School is a large mixed community school for over 600 pupils from Reception to Year 6 and also incorporates a pre-school nursery. The school is located in the Chafford Hundred residential housing development area of Grays, Essex and overseen by the Thurrock local education authority.
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[edit] School Ethos
To create an atmosphere of a caring, learning community, where individuals are respected and valued. To ensure that diligence and initiative are encouraged and every opportunity is given to achieve success in all areas of life. Co-operation and support are valued in school and the wider community.[1]
[edit] School Aims
- Provide a broad and balanced curriculum which is interesting, challenging and appropriate to the needs and age of the child and through which all children can find success and fulfill their true potential. The curriculum will promote spiritual, moral, cultural, social and emotional development of pupils with the school.
- To develop individuals who have self respect, self discipline, positive attitudes and who are able to contribute to the good of the School as a whole and the wider community
- Provide an environment, which is safe, suitable and enjoyable to be in which children respect and are able to contribute to
- Involve children, parents, staff, governors and the wider community to work together to support learning opportunities.[2]
[edit] History
Tudor Court Primary School was the first of three Primary Schools to be built on the Chafford Hundred residential development in Grays and opened in 1992 initially as a single form entry school for 80 pupils. The school has since expanded three times to account for the rapidly expanding community of Chafford Hundred and was designed to accommodate 420 pupils after its three stages:[3]
Phase I expansion consisted of building an additional eight classrooms, hall, kitchen, administration areas, playground, field and toilets.
Phase II expansion consisted of three classbases, toilets, and a smaller playground giving a total of 330 places within the school buildings. The permanent classbases were then supplemented by six system built buildings to accommodate a further 198 places giving a total capacity of 498.
Phase III consisted of three classbases, pupil toilets, storage area, second hall and additional playground space.
On 23 March 2001 a large hole believed to be up to 20ft deep appeared in the staff car park. Firefighters from Grays were called upon to pull two vehicles to safety after their rear axles had sunk into the ground. Further investigation revealed the hole was due to chalk pit burrows that the car park was built upon however there was no threat to the main fabric of the school and no further instances have occurred since.[4]
[edit] Intake
Pupil intake forecasts after phase II expansion:
| Year | Forecast | Actual |
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| 1998/1999 | 463 | 498 |
| 1999/2000 | 467 | 498 |
| 2000/2001 | 464 | 498 |
| 2001/2002 | 460 | 498 |
Despite Thurrock Council believing that after the initial surge for places that the school will decline back to its strategic plan size of 420 it actually increased considerably leading the phase III expansion and its current capacity of over 600 pupils.[5] Due to the ever expanding Chafford Hundred further capacity is still required.
[edit] Future
A further £2.5m building project is now under way and is expected to take approx 12-14 months after which the school will have an additional six classrooms plus bigger hall and I.C.T suite. The construction was previously delayed due to planning concerns of nearby residents which were addressed before being given the green light.
[edit] Choir
The Tudor Court Choir is made up of gifted and talented singers from years 3 through 6. In recent years they have preformed twice at the Royal Albert Hall as part of a massed choir to raise funds for Barnardo's. The choir has also appeared in the Twelve Days Of Christmas at Tilbury Cruise Terminal as well as singing for shoppers at the nearby Lakeside Shopping Centre. In June 2008 the children will perform at the Royal Festival Hall to celebrate 10 years of the Thurrock Music Service, which the choir has worked with for many years.
[edit] Achievements
The school achieved 34th place in Highest Class Contributors for World Maths Day in March 2007.[6]
