I am delighted to welcome you to Molehill Primary Academy.

The sense of pride that we each feel here at Molehill is strengthened by our commitment to placing our pupils at the centre of their learning. Teachers have embedded a culture of high expectations; we will all do whatever it takes to create better life opportunities for our children who deserve the very best. We care about our pupils and the communities we serve, and driven by our strong moral purpose we work together to achieve excellence for all, creating confident, resilient children.

Our pledge to parents is that we will provide every pupil with the knowledge, skills, self belief and motivation to be successful in their learning and lives. At Molehill, we promote the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile Attributes to support the development of life-long learners. Our pupils are inquirers, our curriculum develops their natural curiosity and allows them to apply their thinking skills creatively. We strive to ensure that, through our excellent teaching, pupils become highly articulate communicators, who act with integrity and honesty. Our pupils demonstrate on a daily basis that they are caring individuals, and they, like us, want to make a positive difference to the lives of others.

In January 2018 it was upgraded to ‘good’ by Ofsted, which the regulator followed-up with a further ungraded inspection in June 2023 to simply ensure Molehill could hold onto that rating. But speaking at the time of that visit 18 months ago, the trust’s chief executive Simon Beamish said he had high hopes that the academy could be graded as outstanding by inspectors come their next visit. The trust says the school’s latest achievement to be judged outstanding in all categories reflects the academy’s “unwavering commitment to excellence and its dedication to transforming the lives of its pupils”.