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Our Vision
Wewill develop the full potential of every child to thrive in a changingworld.
To achieve this visionwewill:
Cherish:
We value all members of our school community. Wewill treat every child
as an individual and recognise that they are all starting their school lifewith different
needs, cultures and attitudes.
Nurture:
Whatever the starting point of each childwewill help themto growand
develop their skills academically and socially across a broad curriculumwithin a safe
environment.
Thrive:
As they progress through school, pupilswill become insightful, resilient and
independent learnerswho are able to self-regulate their behaviour so they can
maximise opportunities for learning.
Achieve:
Working in partnershipwith parents/carers each childwill make progress
to achieve the highest level of understanding and skill of which they are capable.
‘I like that the teachers take
time to know me as well as
my son, making them feel
very easy to approach and
making me feel confident
that my son is learning to his
full potential’.
Parent
Our History
Becket Primary School is proud of beingDerby’s first Board School, with a
foundation going back to 1873. Our present premiseswere opened in 1976, in the
St Luke’s area of the city, to replace the Victorian school inGerard Street.
The school name derives fromBecketWell, which once suppliedwater for Saxon
Northworthy, froma nearby spring. In about 1640, it acquired the conical cap
whichwas a local feature until Duckworth Squarewas built in 1963. Our school
logo is a plan viewof the stone cap of BecketWell.
The school has places for up to 210 children in classes of 30maximumand for
26 full-time equivalent nursery children.