St Patricks Primary and Nursery New Stevenston

It comprises of one long, single storey building with a central administration suite, an infant primary one to three teaching area to one end and the primary four to seven teaching area at the other. There is also a gymnasium, a general-purpose room and a medical suite. Dining and packed lunch facilities are available within the building. Open areas within the school are used as an art and craft area and a problem solving and technology area.

Out of school hours learning and supported study classes in art and design are available each session for senior pupils. In addition, New Opportunities Fund (NOF) colleges for sports and music are available for older pupils based in neighbouring venues. Festival football games with other schools are arranged. Pupils may be offered the opportunity to have a residential stay at a residential school or on an educational holiday. This is usually for upper school pupils and takes place during the term time. Staff from the school accompany pupils. In the past, pupils have been offered sports training in football, badminton and art and dance for expressive arts in sessions taken by parents or teachers after school hours.

It is important that there are strong links between the school and parents. Parents are notified by newsletters of any information regarding school matters for example parents' meetings, social and religious events, school policy on attendance, homework, school local holiday dates and school events. Many parents and friends of the school have helped with activities such as infant activities, football, badminton, netball, computing, environmental studies. As education is a partnership between home and school, workshop sessions are arranged to help parents to help their children's learning. Some of these are during the day and others are in the evening. Reporting to parents takes place twice a year at pre-notified parents' evenings with appointments arranged. A written report is also issued. The school has an active Parents Association who fundraise to support teaching and learning in the school.

We realise the important part school plays in the local community and we encourage a community spirit in the children. This is done in various ways such as helping to collect goods for the local church groups' fund raising activities, involvement in sports with local schools, involvement in locally arranged quizzes. There is also visits to other local school and to local places of interest to extend class teaching. The school encourages talks by community workers eg police, nurses, ambulance, home safety officers, library services, strathclyde park rangers, and Glasgow zoo education officers. We also have the support of New Stevenston gardening club in maintaining school plants and instructing pupils in P7.

School roll for session 2007/2008

Pry 1	Pry 2	Pry 3	Pry 4	Pry 5	Pry 6	Pry 7	Total
22	23	19	21	19	17	24	145

Pupil roll statistics from Scottish Goverment 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	83.7	88.1	76.1
Writing	81.4	83.3	79.5
Mathematics	82.6	87.5	79.5

Percentage attendance (%)

	2007	2006	2005
Attendance	93.5	94.6	93.6

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