What makes Cottage Grove unique is its diversity; something all staff and children are incredibly proud of. At the time of writing, we have over half of our children who have English as an additional language and over 40 different languages spoken by our children. Our vision statement of “Success for All” encompasses and gives reason to all that we do.

We are an inclusive school and have a strong inclusion provision to support our children and families. Our pastoral team work tirelessly across the school supporting children with social and emotional needs as well as ensuring that they are kept safe. Our Family Support Coordinator also works with a number of parents to support them and improve the lives of our children. We have set up inclusion style provisions across the school to ensure the children are as successful as they can be.

We are proud to be a founding member of the University of Portsmouth Academy Trust and are keen to continue shaping the way is moves forward. Collaboration is at the heart of all we do, both in school and across the trust and we are enjoying supporting and benefitting from the support of the current members.

Although we are an inner-city school, our grounds are a strong feature, comprising of a large MUGA, an adventure playground and other outdoor areas that we are keen to develop to support the children with accessing the curriculum as well as having dedicated areas for mental health and wellbeing. Our newly formed Eco Warriors are playing an integral part in their design!

Our curriculum is designed to celebrate and meet the needs of our diverse cohorts. We ensure that key people from across all cultures are taught and that children have content from across foundation subjects to include in their writing. The school’s values are Respect, Acceptance, Achievement, Perseverance and Independence and run throughout our curriculum.