Policies Safeguarding Vacancies Newsletters Welcome to Bishops Tawton Primary School Bishops Tawton Primary School is a thriving village school and Pre-School situated two miles from Barnstaple yet set in the middle of the village with views across the river valley. The original building dates back to 1860. Our grounds are extensive and include a large playing field, hard court, trim trail, nature area, forest school and orchard. We are part of a friendly community and our school aspires to a tradition of excellence. Our children are proud of their school and of their achievements. They help each other and have the benefit of building friendships across all age groups. The children consistently demonstrate exemplary behaviour when taking part in the many activities and sporting events that they access, their sportsmanship is second to none! Our uncompromising aim is to offer your child an inspiring curriculum that is practical and rich; underpinned with the development of skills and knowledge in literacy, numeracy and ICT. Our curriculum continues to grow and adapt to meet the needs of learners in an ever changing world. We encourage outdoor learning. Whatever their starting point we have high expectations for your child's learning outcomes, development of their skills for learning and their individual spiritual, social, moral and physical health and wellbeing. As a team we take responsibility to develop as professionals, we work in partnership with parents to share and support the learning journey of your child. We look forward to welcoming you into our school community. Melanie Smallwood (Executive Head Teacher) Karen Lintin (Head of School) Policies Safeguarding Vacancies Newsletters Welcome to Bishops Tawton Primary School Bishops Tawton Primary School is a thriving village school and Pre-School situated two miles from Barnstaple yet set in the middle of the village with views across the river valley.