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About our school
The School Council would like to welcome you to the web page for
William Torbitt Primary School.
William Torbitt is on the Eastern Avenue, in the Borough of
Redbridge. It is a three form entry school. The ages we take are
from three to eleven years old (from Nursery until year six). In
the school we have over 650 children. There are over 100 staff that
work in our school. There are very talented people that have
achieved lots of things at this school.
The majority of lessons take place in the children's classrooms,
but there are many times when the outdoor environment is used such
as for PE and art. Year 5 have the opportunity to go swimming and
Year 6 undertake sailing lessons at Fairlop Waters.
In William Torbitt school we have many different facilities:
We are lucky enough to have 2 halls in our school that are used
for plays, assemblies and talks, as well as PE and different
activities.
The ICT room stores most of our computers. Every class has an
hour of ICT once a week in our modern ICT suite. In all we have
about 30 computers in the ICT room; we also have at least 1
computer in each classroom. The school has recently installed
whiteboards in Years 2, 3, 5 and 6. They have had a big impact on
pupils' enjoyment of lessons and most children find them very
interesting and easier to read.
The school has a fantastic library loaded with books and even
has a part-time librarian. From Year 3 onwards children go to the
library to borrow one fiction and one non-fiction book.
The school has one of the biggest fields of any primary school
in Redbridge. We have two large playgrounds, wooden play areas, an
adventure playground and a sensory garden. The school also has an
orchard and a vegetable patch and a wildlife garden and pond. The
school has two car parks, although parking is limited. The school
has extensive gardens at the front of the building and our school
gardener maintains these.
The school has a separate dinner hut where children go to eat
their packed lunch or their delicious and healthy school
dinners.
The school is fully accessible for disabled people via a ramp,
stair lifts and a lift. It has a brand new reception area and the
head teacher and deputy head teacher have also had new offices
built. The school has its own separate medical room where sick
children may go.
There are lots of after school and lunchtime clubs at William
Torbitt Primary school: netball, football, chess, tag rugby, ICT
and art club. Some clubs are run by teachers and some by year 6
pupils. Your child is welcome to join one of our clubs.
At William Torbitt School we have the amazing opportunity to go
on school trips.
Year 1 go to the park, which they find very interesting,
Year 2 go to London Zoo and watch amazing animals.
Year 3 go to the drama centre and Hall Place and Gardens with
lots of interesting things to do.
Year 4 go to the Ragged School and find out what life was like
as a Victorian Child.
Year 5 sometimes go to Epping Forest and have a residential trip
to the Isle of Wight.
Year 6 go to the British Museum and in the summer they go to
London to look at different kinds of bridges.
If you would like to visit the school, please phone to make an appointment.
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