Values & History

Our Vision

Buxlow School & Nursery aspires to be the School and Nursery of choice for families seeking a happy, inspirational and vibrant learning environment. We nurture and challenge our pupils to achieve personal excellence and become resilient, responsible and caring citizens of the future.

We aim to provide:

An environment that is happy, caring and vibrant in which a love of learning can be cultivated

• Staff ensure pupils feel safe, supported and nurtured.
• Pupils feel safe in their environment and confidently take ownership of their learning.

An education that is rich, broad and balanced where children are meaningfully engaged in their learning and achieve personal excellence in all areas.

• The curriculum is continually reviewed and is up to date and robust.
• Summative and formative external and internal assessments inform teaching and learning.
• Planning is differentiated to support the learning of all pupils.
• Learning programmes challenge able pupils.
• Appropriate learning and risk-taking supports the development of resilience in the face of difficulty.

Attract and support successful, inspirational and passionate staff.

• Planned professional development ensures staff remain inspired in their teaching amnd abreast of current best practice.
• Teachers support, encourage and share best practice with colleagues.
• Teachers support, encourage and inspire engagement in learning and personal excellence from their pupils.
• Staff are committed to continuous professional development.
• Teachers ensure parents are kept well informed of children’s progress and engage in dialogue when necessary

Pastoral care programmes promote and safeguard the health, welfare and safety of pupils and staff. They:

• Are robust, clearly understood, and include opportunity for reconciliation.
• Work in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.
• Provide advice and guidance to pupils on issues related to their education.
• Contribute towards good order and the wider needs of the School.

Core Values

Excellence – Achieves personal excellence regardless of ability;

Determination – Strength of mind and character;

Responsibility – Completes tasks and accepts duties and obligations;

Kindness – Friendly, generous, and considerate;

Honesty – Fair, truthful and trusted;

Respect – Appreciates and treats self and others with dignity;

History

Our Founder

Buxlow is a remarkable school set up by a truly remarkable woman, Mrs Probyn. A woman of vigour, talent and single-minded vision, she made sure that her pupils had the richness of experience they needed to thrive.

Foundation

Buxlow’s history begins with Mrs Constance Probyn, who was born and lived at Buxlow Farm in Buckinghamshire. When Mrs Probyn and her husband moved into Number 5 Castleton Gardens in 1929, following two years of running a school elsewhere in Wembley, they decided to open their own school. They named their new school Buxlow after the country home they loved so much. Buxlow, initially, was a boys’ school. Then it became co-educational where its founders strived to provide every child with a passion and love for learning.

The Early Years

Buxlow was initially held in the home of Mr and Mrs Probyn. Such was their dedication that the couple lived in two rooms and the rest of the rooms were engaged as schoolrooms. Mr Probyn taught the boys, and Mrs Probyn the girls. Soon after the popularity of the School necessitated their moving into Number 6, leaving the whole of Number 5 as the School. After WW2 both 5 and 6 became the modern-day school we know and love.

Buxlow Nursery Today

Buxlow Nursery started in September 2015 and today is one of the most successful Nurseries in Wembley with outstanding quality teaching.

Since those early days Buxlow has continued to grow into the successful happy Nursery and school it is today but our approach remains the same.