A Welcome from the  Head Teacher

Welcome to Morgans Primary and Nursery School, quite simply the best school in the world!  I am honoured to be teaching at this fantastic learning hub and are constantly amazed with the many successes that our children achieve throughout their time at Morgans. I aim for every child to grow into a confident, resilient learner who has a thirst for learning and a love of their community.

I believe that all children will become effective, lifelong learners if they possess the skills and attributes that will help them develop a growth mindset and an ability to keep going even if they find things difficult. We have 7 Learning Powers that help our children achieve this:

Communication  Collaboration  Creativity  Craftsmanship  Curiosity  Confidence  Commitment

Here at Morgans we enrich our children through an exciting and empowering curriculum.  We choose interesting topics and always ask the children before we begin our planning what they would like to learn about. Plans are constantly adapted and tweaked to meet the needs and the interests of the pupils in order to engage and enable our learners to do the best learning they can.

I place great importance on learning and creating a learning community for children and adults both in school and beyond. We organise trips and residentials throughout the year to add to our children’s experiences. For example, we took our school’s Arts Council to parliament to debate with MPs the importance of the Arts in school. We have residential trips in year 5 and year 6 which include activities such as camping, sailing, riding, climbing, river studies, team building, canoeing, abseiling and many more! We take all our pupils from reception to year 6 on day visits which include zoos, the beach, museums, art galleries, theatres, history experiences and farms. All of these are carefully chosen to enhance and enrich our curriculum offer and ensure the children remember their time with us at Morgans, fondly.

Safeguarding our children is extremely important to us. We take great care in making sure that our policies reflect our practice and procedures. We are a nurturing school and follow and embed the principles of nurture in our practice and policies. We put the children at the centre of all of our decision making for the development of our school.

We teach our children to believe in themselves and give them skills to grow and develop and to reach their dreams. We praise often and celebrate and share all achievements - academic, social, sporting, artistic. The list goes on!

We work as one great team at Morgans. This includes children, staff, families, Governors, volunteers and other regular visitors. We have a parent council that work closely with staff to share ideas and plans. We have a thriving parent-teacher association called FOMS (friends of Morgans School). They are an incredible group of people who work tirelessly raising funds for the school. They organise fun events such as discos, book sales, fayres, cake sales and a huge community firework display!

Morgans is a really special place… we welcome you to visit and take a look around. Our staff have an open-door policy and you will always be welcome here.  Come and see what we are and what we do!

If you have any suggestions or questions, please email: admin@morgans.herts.sch.uk.

Helen Melidoro

Head Teacher       

                   

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

 

The County Council is responsible for setting a published admission number (PAN) for all community and voluntary-controlled schools and must consult on any proposals to reduce PANs. After a period of demographic growth, the demand for primary places across the county has fallen and, in some areas, fewer school places are needed. This is in line with a decrease in primary demand across most other local authorities.  Changes in demand are not evenly distributed and some areas and schools are impacted more than others. As part of the PAN setting process for academic year 2028/29, the County Council has engaged with headteachers and governing bodies at a number of schools, including Morgans Primary School, to discuss and agree a proposed PAN reduction.

 

A reduction of the PAN at Morgans Primary School, from 60 to 30 places from 2028/29 is proposed following a drop in the number of applications and allocations for September 2026. The pupil forecast indicates lower demand for Reception places across Hertford for 2028/29 and beyond. A reduction in PAN would create a better match of places to expected demand, protecting the financial viability of the school moving forward.  The Governing Body and Headteacher are both in agreement with the proposal which will assist the school both organisationally and financially.

Please visit www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions2028 for more information about the consultation and to respond online. (This link will be live on 12 October)