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Our Nursery and Reception environments are the best place to foster a lifelong love of learning. Every child’s first exploratory steps soon lead to bold strides in terms of their progress and achievement.
Our wealth of experience and passion for quality led learning is evident and ensures that the needs of every child are met. Early Excellence has recognised our approach as being at the forefront of best practice and one that builds the confidence and ‘can do’ attitudes of our pupils. Furthermore, our approach nurtures the childrens’ self-esteem.
We pride ourselves on a superbly resourced environment that underpins our childrens’ early learning and promotes decision making and independence.
As outdoor Learning is fundamental in our nursery curriculum, we have designed and resourced our outdoor spaces to allow for a high level of engagement. These spaces also encourage deep thinking and enable exploration.
We provide further diversity in learning with specialist teachers in French, PE and music. These subjects accompany our core subjects, like literacy and mathematics.
Our nursery curriculum has been created with the individual needs and interests of our children in mind. There is no better place for a child to begin their educational adventure than our Nursery and Reception.
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Prep · 21/11/25
Motivated by the increasing amount of litter seen on local fields, parks and roadside areas, has pushed Yarm School pupil Rosie to take action to help protect the environment. Rosie...
Sixth Form · 16/10/25
Yarm School’s long-running Yarm Apprentice competition has returned for its fourteenth year, with local business Bagel Bros setting this year’s opening challenge. Bagel Bros is an independent café on Yarm...
Senior · 29/09/25
Yarm School claimed top honours as its student-run magazine The Dovecote was awarded the prestigious Harrison Cup at the 2025 Shine School Media Awards. Held in the historic surroundings of Stationers’ Hall...
Senior · 21/08/25
Yarm School is celebrating the success of its 2025 GCSE cohort, with nearly half (49%) of all grades awarded the top 9–8 (A*) mark, and just under a third at...
Sixth Form · 14/08/25
Yarm School is delighted to announce another year of outstanding A Level performance and notable individual successes. With nearly half (47%) of all grades at A* or A (more than...
Prep · 11/07/25
Parents from Yarm Prep School have donated a significant sum to local charity, Home-Start Teesside, following a fundraising ball which was organised by the school’s social committee. Parent Sharon Gerrard,...
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Discover Year 7 Evening: Thursday 4th December, 6pm An invitation to Year 6 parents and pupils. Join us for an evening to experience what makes Yarm School special!