Learn from yesterday, seek today and aim for tomorrow
“There are high expectations for all pupils. Pupils’ attendance is high. Pupils’ conduct in and around school is exemplary.”
“Parents and carers are committed to the school. They are overwhelmingly positive about the impact the school has on their children.” “Pupils thrive in a carefully developed, nurturing environment.” “Pupils have an appetite for learning.”
“All decisions at Cayton are taken with the pupils’ best interests at their centre.” Ofsted November 2024
IMPORTANT: Please note that we are a nut-aware school. Nuts should not be brought into the building due to allergies.
Personal Development
At Cayton, we strive to prepare students for their future as responsible citizens, willing to make a positive contribution to society with an appreciation of diversity and a respect for British Values and equality. We provide a wide number of rich and varied experiences and opportunities through our curriculum to develop talents, interests and an individuals cultural capital.
We recognise that it is important that our students know how to keep themselves safe and how to care for both their mental and physical wellbeing whilst they also develop personal traits, and virtues that will motivate and guide our students to flourish in their community and in society, with confidence and resilience.
This focus on Personal Development and Character Education are all promoted through our bespoke curriculum with a focus on our six areas of awards: Courage, Achievement, Your Actions, Tolerance, Our World and Nurturing.
British Values
PSHE - Personal, Social and Health Education
SRE - Sex and Relationships Education
CCCCC - Cayton Cultural, Capital, Citizenship and Community Passport
At Cayton School, we want to provide every child with the curriculum opportunities beyond the academic, ensuring they have access to a wide, rich set of experiences. We have created a passport (CCCCC) where we provide cultural development experiences where children participate and respond positively to artistic, musical, sporting and cultural opportunities throughout their time at Cayton School. Please see some examples here....
Forest Schools
At Cayton School, every child has access to Forest School each half term. We have a carefully designed forestry area that our pupils work in and tend to. They complete a range of activities such as identifying trees from leaves and features, artwork using natural resources and inspiration from their surroundings and den building including outdoor exploration.
Beach School
As we are fortunate enough to be a short distance from Cayton Bay, we established a beach school in the 2023/24 year. Activities to explore our local surroundings are included in the programme and similar to Forest School, it gives the children the opportunity to become immersed in their locality and appreciate its beauty.
Cookery Suite
In addition to our DT cookery lessons, we have extra sessions for all children to experience working in kitchens to make seasonal and healthy option foods. These are completed with Mrs Wilson are all children have access to this throughout the year. In the lessons, children learn about safety, hygiene and healthy choices when working in a kitchen.
Healthy Schools
At Cayton School, we have been awarded the Healthy Schools Silver Award. We are now working towards the Gold Award by the Summer of 2024.
We have successful provisions in 'Active Lives', this is ensuring pupils are physically active throughout the week. They take part in, at least 2 hours of PE, a daily mile and also have access to a range of extra-curricular sports.
Our 'Food Culture' has grown significantly, ensuring pupils have healthy and balanced lunches and morning snacks. Pupils also take part in termly cookery curriculum lessons and have the opportunity to attend our extra-curricular cookery club.
In Cayton School, PSHE and mental health and wellbeing initiatives run through the curriculum and are taught weekly, through assemblies and class based lessons. This ensures pupils understand key aspects of each area and feel confident to talk about their feelings.
Nurture Room
To support our commitment to well-being and mental health, we have a dedicated room that children and staff have access to where they have a quiet space to share thoughts, feelings and discuss emotions. It has been designed to support a range of conditions, needs and issues and the children know that they can use this as a safe space to talk openly. We also have a dedicated Pastoral Lead who helps to support all members of the school.
Cayton Awards
Cayton Awards are presented weekly in our celebratory assembly on Friday. The represent and award our core values at Cayton School:
Courage Achievement Your actions Tolerance Our world Nurturing
These qualities ensure that our children grow to become well-rounded citizens in the community.
Extra-Curricular Activities
A range of extra-curricular activities are on offer for pupils to allow them to shine in their own ways. Staff at Cayton School listen to the pupils and parents/carers when deciding what extra-curricular activities are offered.
Throughout the year, we offer a variety of lunch time and after school activities including football, golf, cricket, athletics, dance, colouring,
TT-Rockstars, crafting, recorders, choir, science and gardening.
Pupils also have the opportunity to represent the school in local sporting competitions such as cross country, as well as other team games.
School Orchestra and Music Mark
Our Year 5 class have the opportunity to be a part of the school orchestra through the NYCC music service. Every child is introduced to an instrument at the start of the year: trumpet, trombone, clarinet or saxophone. Throughout the year, there are multiple performances for a range of audiences and at various venues in and around Scarborough. In 2023, Cayton Primary School became a Music Mark School as a result of the work that is being done in the music curriculum throughout school.
Arts Mark
As a school, we have been working towards achieving our Artsmark status. We submitted our Statement of Commitment in February 2023 and have been focusing on improving our range of offer using the ACE framework. We are currently gathering data to submit our Statement of Impact in February 2025.
Assemblies
At Cayton, we have daily collective assemblies.
Monday - Hymn practice with Mrs Monaghan and Mr Taylor.
Tuesday - Personal Development with Mr Vasey linked to Jigsaw PSHE.
Wednesday - Picture News with staff members assembly looking at issues and stories in the current news.
Thursday - Mental Health and well-being/ Visitor assemblies.
Friday - Celebratory assembly for all.
Peat Rigg Residential
Each Autumn, Year 6 attend their 'Activity Week' which includes a hike along the Cleveland Way, biking along the Cinder Track, swimming and yoga. Then we spend 3 days at Peat Rigg on top of this! Whilst there, pupils are encouraged to try and push their limits, be resilient and above all, have fun during all of their activities.
Robin Hood's Bay Residential
Year 4 enjoy a one night residential visit to the Old School House in Robin Hoods Bay. Here they have a first experience that supports them in becoming more independent and helps them to build self esteem. Pupils thrive when hiking across the top of the beach on to the Cleveland Way, Scavenger hunting through the old town and completing beach actvities.
Community Links
We have formed good links with organisations and people in the local community.
Cayton Parish Council Scarborough Library Service
Keeping Scarborough Clean Cayton in Bloom
Scarborough Museums and Arts Westway Open Arms
PCSO Eastfield Jubilee Hall
York Mosques Association