Welcome from Mrs Mathers, Chair of Governors (autumn 2025)

On behalf of the Governing Body, thank you for visiting our school website. We hope you enjoy finding out about the achievements of our pupils, staff and families here at Windhill.

My name is Mrs Mathers and I am the Chairperson of the Windhill Primary School Governing Body.

I would like to welcome back to school, after the Summer Break, all of our pupils, staff and families.

At the end of the summer  holiday, there was the finale of a quiz show on BBC1. The show was called

In summary, a group of contestants were transported to several European countries but they travelled in a coach with the windows darkened. They took part in several tasks, each of which gave them clues to which country/city they were in. They then had to guess where they were, placing an X on a map of Europe. The contestant who placed their “X” furthest away from the exact location, left the show. The overall winner won £100,000! 

All the way through the show, the contestants were reminded to keep their eyes open as there were clues in lots of places… in pictures, on buildings, in books, in music.

Each day of our lives, we are surrounded by clues as to what our futures might hold: we make medical appointments, we change jobs, we meet new people and have significant conversations that could change our lives.  

Every day at school, our pupils at Windhill,  are given opportunities that we hope become  sources of inspiration for choices they might then make about their future career: the theatre company that comes in and is the reason why a Windhill pupil then chooses a career in the performing arts; pupils undertake a science investigation which inspires a pupil to do a degree in Chemistry and go on and undertake vital medical research; a pupil talks with Mr Roebuck  about his job as a site manager and that conversation inspires this pupil to do an apprenticeship in plumbing or carpentry.

Sometimes, the clues are there to help us develop certain personal characteristics: the pupil who sees another pupil who doesn’t win a race on sports day but who congratulates the winner, showing kindness and encouragement; the pupil who is seen to be always saying “Thank You” inspires others to also be polite to others.

As we go into this new academic year, we look forward to Windhill pupils picking up exciting clues in their PE, art, science, PSHE, music lessons – in fact right across the curriculum - which will help them develop and grow as young people, growing up in this 21^st century – being guided towards their own…

As always, it will be a pleasure to welcome you to Windhill and we would love you to meet our wonderful children, families and staff.

Mrs L Mathers

Chairperson of Governors