Best Practice

Case study: Working in challenging circumstances

Despite the incredibly challenging circumstances its pupils face, the ethos at Raynham Primary School is one of finding that extra one per cent that will make the difference. Fiona Aubrey-Smith paid the school a visit

Raynham Primary School is one of the largest primary schools in the country, situated in Edmonton, north London. Raynham's intake is more than double the national average on deprivation indicators and includes children from the most challenging of backgrounds – including families who have arrived here from war zones and children who witness crime in their home or community on a regular basis.

There are 37 ethnicities represented, 54 languages spoken, and while there are 81 per cent of the children for whom English is an additional language, sometimes there may be only one child that speaks a particular language in the school.

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