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Chester Diocese

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As a Church school, we are proud to offer an educational environment where both children and adults are supported to grow and flourish. Rooted in a theologically grounded Christian vision, our aim is to nurture the unique gifts of every individual, enabling them to thrive academically, socially, and spiritually. We are committed to helping every child achieve their full potential within a loving and inclusive community.

In line with the vision of the Diocese of Chester, we strive to be a school community that is LOVING in our relationships, AMBITIOUS in our aspirations, and BOLD in our actions — so that all may experience "life in all its fullness" (John 10:10).

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🤝 Our Partnership with Chester Diocese

At All Saints’ Church of England Primary School, we are proud to be part of the family of Church schools within the Diocese of Chester. Our strong and longstanding partnership with the Diocese plays a vital role in supporting our Christian vision, strengthening our collective worship, enriching our curriculum, and deepening our understanding of what it means to flourish as a Church school.

🌿 How We Work Together

We actively engage with the Diocese of Chester in a variety of ways throughout the school year:

  • Termly Network Meetings for Church School Leaders (Disadvantaged) 

  • Diocesan Collective Worship Forums (including online sessions)

  • Annual RE and Worldviews Conferences

  • Ongoing training and CPD for leaders, staff and governors

  • One-to-one support and guidance from Diocesan advisers

  • Regular communication and updates on national Church school initiatives and Ofsted through briefing sessions

These opportunities help us reflect theologically, remain current with best practice, and ensure our worship, RE, and Christian distinctiveness continue to develop with excellence and integrity.

🌱 Supporting the Wider Church School Community

For the past four years, we have also welcomed Early Career Teachers (ECTs) from across the Diocese to visit All Saints’. These visits give new Church school teachers the chance to explore:

  • Our approach to spiritual development

  • What theology in practice looks like in a primary setting

  • How we embed our Christian vision and values across every aspect of school life

  • The value of a living partnership between church and school

We are proud to share our journey and open our doors to others to join in Collective Worship, look at RE and Worldviews floor books, exercise books and Collective Worship class books —just as we have been supported by the wider Diocesan family.

🙏 A Message of Thanks

We are incredibly thankful for the support, encouragement, and high-quality training we receive from the Chester Diocesan Education Team. Their insight and partnership help us to keep striving to be the very best Church school we can be, rooted in our vision:
“Discovering God, Learning Together, Achieving Our Best.”

Together, we are nurturing a community where pupils and adults alike flourish spiritually, academically, and personally—living lives marked by courage, compassion, curiosity, and joy.

Report Comments from The Diocese

Chester

“The Flourish Project is a clear priority for leaders in school, and pupils too.  Through the strong partnership with the church, increased opportunities to live life in all its fullness are established.  Pupils are passionate to engage in these opportunities. Together, this partnership ensures the school continues to be an oasis of hope for pupils and adults. The experience, passion and dedication of leaders in school to uphold and celebrate the school as a Church of England school is a real strength.  It protects, harnesses and embeds school developments and actions so that the Christian distinctiveness of the school is the driver of the day to day lived reality for pupils and adults. The ‘All Saints Way’ of ‘Discovering God, Learning together and Achieving our best’ is enabling pupils and adults to flourish.  This enhanced vision is the beating heart of the school. Parents comment on Tapestry of their children living out the school values”.

Rachel Jones - Chester Diocese Keeping On Track Report Spring 25

 

“There are so many inspirational aspects to the work that you do in co-ordination with each other and the school community”.

Jen Mc Ilveen - Chester Diocese Family of School Report- Spring 25.

 

“Collective worship and daily acts of worship are very well planned and well embedded as part of the fabric of the school.  Knowledgeable and experienced worship leads contribute to a programme of worship that ensures pupils and adults can flourish spiritually. Church week, an annual enrichment programme for pupils, adults and school development as a Church of England Primary School is also highly effective at enabling pupils and adults to grow spiritually”.  

Rachel Jones - Chester Diocese Keeping On Track Report Spring 25.

Report Comments from Stockport LA Advisor

SMBC

‘Leaders have high expectations of all pupils. Staff set out and model these expectations clearly. Pupils behave well. They take pride in their work, try hard and focus on their learning. Pupils, including those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) achieve well across the range of subjects’. Ofsted March 2023.

“Observations made during several lesson visits this academic year -

  • The behaviour of the children I observed in classrooms and around school was exceptional.

  • Attitudes to learning are exceptional because of the implementation and use by all staff of the school’s teaching and learning policy”.

Howard Bousfield - School Effectiveness Lead Annual Report July 2025.

“Reflection on learning walk through school:

  • Obvious progression across the school.

  •  Focus on vocabulary.

  • Pupils’ maturity in their learning.

  • Teaching/explanation is clear.

  • Learning environment allows for pupils’ questions.

  • Teachers prioritise the curriculum and there is fidelity to the scheme

  •  Pupils feel safe to share and have open discussions.

  • Teachers have very good subject knowledge

  • Jigsaw scheme is valued and resources are used extremely well with the pupils” .

Howard Bousfield - School Effectiveness Lead PSHE Focus Visit June 2024

 

RE Subject leader conversion (notes taken during the discussion)

  • Leaders have introduced Questful RE Scheme to fit alongside the school’s current RE scheme (RE Today).
  • Staff have spent time ensuring the curriculum map is progressive.
  • Subject leader has introduced a new knowledge organiser and working wall approach – see Curriculum adaptive practice in classroom padlet Adaptive Teaching in Practice (padlet.com)
  • Subject leader regularly QAs the impact of the mapping.
  • The explicit teaching of RE specific vocabulary is a high priority captured on the padlet Adaptive Teaching in Practice (padlet.com)
  • The use of drama approaches is well embedded.
  • Revisit, Recap, Consolidate – Leaders have introduced the ‘Forever 5’ retention questions to use at the start of a unit/lesson.
  • Christian values – Curiosity, Kindness, respect, Courageous Determination, Joyfulness is weaved into the curriculum mapping.
  • The three RE Concepts (Living, Believing, Expressing) - beginning to embed these into the teaching. Not quite embedded.

Learning walk (Reception to Y6 including corridors)

strengths:

  • The schools’ environment promotes the Christian values well. Very good use of the local Church Week to promote the values through art work.
  • Good use of talk framework/talk Stem Sentences to support discussion about RE.
  • Working walls and knowledge are prominent and are referred to often.
  • Focus on RE technical vocabulary.

Howard Bousfield, School Effectiveness Lead, May 2025 

Report Comments from OFSTED

Ofsted

‘Pupils, and children in the early years, feel happy and safe in school. They are proud to be a part of All Saints Church of England Primary School. The new school Christian values are quickly becoming part of school life. For example, pupils learn about ‘courageous determination’ through knowing more about the actions of key historical figures’. 

"Pupils relish the opportunity to have their voices heard in school parliament or to act as a Year 6 buddy to children in the Reception class. Older pupils act as positive role models for their younger peers. Pupils and children of all ages enjoy spending time in, and respect the sanctuary of, the spirituality garden".  

Ofsted, March 2023 

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