School Information

Layer de la Haye Primary is a pretty village School situated on the outskirts of Colchester. The school was founded in 1837 to serve the village but now draws children from further afield. It boasts fine traditions in academic achievement, sporting success and excellence in the performing arts.

Our School Vision Statement

"At Layer-de-la-Haye Primary School we intend to maximise the warm, caring Christian based community spirit by encouraging self respect, respect for the environment, for property and for others. We recognise the supportive value of strong whole school and wider community links and seek opportunities to promote these wherever possible.
We strive to provide safe, secure, stimulating, varied, purposeful and challenging learning environment where risk taking, ambition and aspirations are nurtured. Through this we aim to enable every learner, both child and adult, to reach their full potential and to grow and develop into reflective, responsible, confident and useful members of society."

This is what some of our pupils and parents think:

	I like everything! Year R child
	I like the [interactive] whiteboards because it makes learning fun Year 1 Child
	Our Gospel Values help you to be good and help you to think about God… Year 2 Child
	Our Gospel Values help us think about what we have done and are going to do in the future. Year 3 Child
	'Our children all have different learning abilities but are progressing well and, perhaps as importantly, are happy at the school.' Parent
	'"The school, through its distinctive Christian character, is outstanding at meeting the needs of all learners... Pupils articulate a strong sense of belonging to a Church of England Primary School and talked with pride of their celebration assemblies, the range of sporting activities, recognition through the 'Gold Book' and the Brian Keeble Cup, and the joy of harvesting produce from their class allotments." SIAS Report Oct 2008