Castlehill Primary and Nursery

The children in our mainstream primary sector come from the surrounding housing estates within the catchment area of Heathfield and Gowkthrapple.  The estate was built around the late 1960s and originally comprised of blocks of 4 storey flats and tower blocks.  The area is now being 'regenerated' and as a consequence some of the original housing has been levelled to make way for new homes, some council owned, some privately owned and some owned by 'landlords'.  Local amenities consist of a community centre, and a shop.  The local church that serves the area is located in the village of Overtown.

The school offers a range of extra curricular activities to our pupils. Breakfast is available between 8.00am and 8.45am. Children remain indoors until 9.00am to participate in activities. 

A football pitch is adjacent to the school and Wishaw sports centre is within walking distance.

Castlehill Primary School Aims

In Castlehill we aim to work together as a community, to achieve the following goals:

• Provide a varied and balanced curriculum
• Raise standards by setting targets in learning and teaching and attainment
• Create a purposeful, friendly and challenging environment that includes all pupils
• Empower our children by enabling them to recognise their own and others achievements and celebrate success

The aims we have mentioned remain unobtainable without the closest co-operation between parents and teachers.

At Castlehill Primary there is an "open door" invitation for parents to visit the school to discuss any problems or point of information.

Every effort is made to provide strong links between the home and the school. It is this strong partnership that results in a successful school career. Regular newsletters are sent home to the parents of every pupil and contain useful information about the life of the school in curricular and extra-curricular areas, and provide advance notice of important events such as parents meetings and in-service days.

We welcome parents in to see the school, to talk about their children, to share experiences with us, and to join in our many events, eg Health Promoting School Week, Walk to School Week, Sports Day etc.

We encourage parents to become Parent Helpers to support learning and teaching within all sectors of the school.

A Parents & Friends of Castlehill Primary School Fundraising Group help fund raise to allow children to go on outings, have theatre companies visit the school etc.  They also help fundraise for the Going for Gold awards.

A recently established Parent Council are active in the life of the school.  They meet on the first Wednesday of every month in the school at 7.00pm

Pupils normally transfer from primary to secondary between the ages of 11.5 and 12.5 so that they will have the opportunity to complete at least four years of secondary education. Pupils from Castlehill primary normally transfer to Clyde Valley High School.

School roll for session 2007/2008

Pry 1	Pry 2	Pry 3	Pry 4	Pry 5	Pry 6	Pry 7	Total
16	6	11	13	11	21	15	93

Pupil roll statistics from Scottish Government census at September 2007.  Rolls are subject to change throughout the school session.

National Test Results 5-14

Percentage of pupils attaining at least the appropriate level for their stage in P3, P4, P6 and P7 defined as:

P3 - Level A
P4 - Level B
P6 - Level C
P7 - Level D

	2007	2006	2005
Reading	66.7	55.9	51.7
Writing	63.6	52.5	48.3
Mathematics	84.8	54.2	63.3

Percentage attendance (%)

	2007	2006	2005
Attendance	94.2	91.7	93.3

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