A warm welcome from our
Headteacher
“Our aim is to make learning fun, enjoyable and inspiring! If we can open children’s minds to accepting a challenge and enjoying meeting it, then we open a world of opportunities for them. Opportunities to meet with success, realise their potential and follow their dreams! Primary school children enjoying their learning is key to future success!”
Aletheia Academies Trust
Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School joined as a member of Aletheia Academies Trust in 2017.
Aletheia is committed to sustaining high-quality schools, and supporting schools in need of specific improvement in some of the more challenging wards in Kent. Our focus is to provide school improvement services that draw on the wealth of practice from across our trust, broaden the expertise available to schools through flexible working arrangements and increase our capacity to quickly respond to the needs of individual schools. Pedagogical excellence is at the heart of all we do with a sustained focus on collaborative and mastery learning.
“Since starting school in September we feel that our daughter has developed most notably with her reading and writing skills. This is undoubtedly down to your (Mrs Philpott) teaching skills and efforts with her and her classmates. She enjoys school so much and only ever talks positively about her day at school. We couldn’t be happier with her progress!”
“I am so pleased how my little girl has developed in the short time she has been in reception and I don’t doubt this is all because of Mrs Philpott and Mrs Wakeman. Her knowledge of numbers and letters has greatly improved. She came home teaching me about digraphs the other day, I was amazed at what she has learnt. She loves to go in every day and comes home with a smile”.
“Just a very quick email to say that we’ve been really impressed with the lessons and resources that have been planned for Oak class this week. Both Mrs Lalli & Miss Harper have put in a lot of thought into making interesting lessons for the children”.
In Key Stage 2 attainment at the higher standard in English grammar, punctuation and spelling test (46%), Maths (54%) and greater depth Writing (34%) were significantly above national and in the highest 20% in 2022.
In Key Stage 1 attainment at the expected standard in Reading (90%), Maths (86%) and Writing (74%) were significantly above national and in the highest 20% in 2022.
Latest News
Early Years Visit Godstone Farm
To kick off our Amazing Animals topic this term, Acorn Class spent an unforgettable day exploring life on the farm at Godstone! 🐐 The children got up close with some fascinating creatures—holding a bearded dragon and a...
Voices United: A Night of Belonging and Harmony
On the evening of 25th March 2025, twelve of our schools came together to create a truly unforgettable musical experience at the Annual Trust Choir Concert.The theme of the evening was ‘Belonging’, a sentiment reflected not...
Year 1 School Trip to Wingham Wildlife Park: Exploring Animals and Science in Action
Year 1 went on an exciting school trip to Wingham Wildlife Park, where we had the chance to explore and learn about different animals in their natural habitats. In our Science lessons, we’ve been focusing...
We are thrilled to find out that we have been nominated for the 2025 Celebration of Bikeability Awards in the School of the Year Category! Horton Kirby stood out as making a difference!
Year 1 celebrated VE Day by playing old fashioned games such as Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Hopscotch, ring toss and marbles. We also created spitfires and Union Jack flags. We had such a great day!
Teeing off with excitement! Our Year 3 and Year 4 pupils had a fantastic time trying out our brand-new golf equipment, kindly provided by Majesticks. A huge thank you to Majesticks for helping us bring the game to life on the school grounds!
What an incredible World Book Day! To celebrate, every child had the exciting opportunity to visit Acorn Class Bookstore and exchange their World Book Day voucher for a brand new book. We also hosted a fantastic book character competition and an extreme reading photograph challenge, sparking creativity and fun. And, of course, no World Book Day would be complete without dressing up—our school was filled with amazing costumes!
