Community

Kenley Primary School thrives on being at the heart of the community. Visiting the local area and meeting with members of the community is very important to us as a school and we often visit the local area for both environmental studies and local history work.

Supporting our local community

Every year the school hold a Harvest festival collection. All donations are sent to Purley Food Hub to help local people in need.

An annual firework display is held on the school field for members of the local community. This is very well attended and proceeds are used to help support the school.

We support the local secondary school students with their work experience . We usually accept 3 or 4 placements and provide them with a varied timetable of experience.

Parents are encouraged to bring their unwanted clothing, books etc to a recycling facility in our school playground. This provides support for the ‘Lord Whiskey Sanctuary’.

Support from the local community

Kenley Primary School has built up close links with All Saints Church in Kenley.

At Christmas time, All Saints Church invite the school to participate in their decorated Christmas tree display and also host our whole school carol service.

We maintain close links with our local secondary schools. Groups of children have visited Riddlesdown Collegiate  for various special events including a Science Day and the children are also often invited to be members of the audience at their school musical production.  These events provide a valuable experience for our older children to flavour the secondary school environment in preparation for their transition.

We utilise the local swimming pool at Whyteleafe School.   All of the children in Year 4 have weekly swimming lessons.

Visits to the Local Area

Some of our local history curriculum is delivered through visits to our local area which is rich in historical resources and the children often visit Kenley Aerodrome.

Key Stage Two pupils have visited the Fairfield Halls for the Croydon Music & Arts performance and our Reception children watch the Christmas pantomime every year.