As the Headteacher at Duke Norfolk C E Primary School it is a real pleasure and privilege to welcome you to our school website. This website aims to give you a taste of the school, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents and pupils.  We hope that you enjoy your visit!

Our school mission statement: ‘from tiny acorns, great forests grow', is central to everything we do and we are really proud of the sense of community and the 'family atmosphere' that we have cultivated in which everybody is given the opportunity to flourish. 

As a school, we have many strengths and these include our strong emphasis on a values system, RREACH: Respect, Resilience, Equity, Ambition, Compassion, and Honesty that underpins all aspects of school life.  We have a strong commitment to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to experience a creative and dynamic curriculum.  This results in strong academic progress and attainment as well as a sense of community which extends beyond the school gates to the community of Glossop.

We provide a positive and stimulating learning environment to allow our school to flourish. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful school with amazing and extensive grounds that support and enhance our children’s learning opportunities.

At Dukes, we value every child and encourage them all to develop socially, emotionally, academically and physically to achieve their full potential in every aspect of life.  We aim for all of our children to leave our school as life-long learners who have academic skills and emotional resilience to take on any challenges that they may encounter.

We believe that success is all down to high expectations and aspirations for every child and we aim for excellence in everything we do.  School should be a joyful experience for all children; they only have one shot at primary education and the greatest responsibility we have is to get it right for them at the very beginning.

We have a fantastic, dedicated team of talented and caring staff whose aim is to ensure progress for all of our children.

I hope that the children leave Dukes having achieved their very best and look back with really positive and happy memories of the people, events and their time at our school.

Please feel free to contact the school directly with any queries you may have or to book an appointment for a tour of the school.

We look forward to welcoming you to our fantastic school soon.

Kindest regards,

Sophia Barker
Headteacher