Grange Primary School is one of the two primary schools currently in Monifieth

Monifieth

Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay on the East Coast...

. Monifieth

Monifieth

Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay on the East Coast...

 is part of the Angus District

Angus

Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee City...

. Most children living on the west side of Monifieth

Monifieth

Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay on the East Coast...

 attend Grange Primary School. It is a mixed gender school for children ranging from of 5 to 12 years old. When pupils reaches the end of Primary 7 they will most likely move on to Monifieth High School

Monifieth High School

Monifieth High School, a comprehensive state high school in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland, was founded in 1976. Its current headmaster is Richard Coton. The school enrolls approximately 1100 pupils from a catchment area including Monifieth, parts of Barnhill, Birkhill and other rural areas of Angus...

.
The recent HMI

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the inspection of public and independent, primary and secondary schools, as well as further education colleges, community learning, Local Authority Education Departments and teacher...

 Inspection (September 2008), showed that the number of pupils attending the school is 365 and 30 children in the nursery

Nursery school

A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...

. The current headteacher, Mrs Lorraine Will, took over from the previous headteacher, Mr Eric Kidd, in August 2009.

History

Grange Primary School opened in 1975. With the population of Monifieth

Monifieth

Monifieth is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay on the East Coast...

 growing, the school over time has got bigger and bigger. The school was not designed to hold any more than 350 children, but there have been several extensions and renovations since then to improve the facilities and to allow up to 400 pupils to be in the school at any one time. There previously was a Music Room but now it is being used for a classroom.

School Today

Today, Grange Primary School has classes ranging from Primary One to Seven, A Nursery Class, A Playgroup

Playgroup

Playgroup may refer to:* Pre-school playgroup, a kind of pre-school care*Playgroup , a British dance act*Playgroup , arts and entertainment events in England...

 Class and a Support Base for children with Special Needs

Special needs

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. The school follows the 5-14 National Guidelines and the "Curriculum for Excellence". The subjects on offer are:

• Mathematics
• English (First Language)
• Environmental Studies (Geography, History, Science & Technology)
• Art & Design
• Music & Drama
• Physical Education (Athletics, Gymnastics, Rugby, Golf, Scottish Country Dancing, Minor Games)
• Religious & Moral Education
• French or German (Primary 6 & Primary 7 only)
• Information Technology
• Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE)

Uniform

The uniform worn by most pupils is a white polo shirt with grey trousers or a skirt. For the minority of children who prefer to be more formal, wearing a white shirt with the gold school tie is optional. A school jumper is available to buy with the school logo on it. Footwear should be black shoes or trainers. In the summer, younger girls have the option to wear a summer dress. The school are quite strict on the wearing of school uniform, although some teachers are more strict on this policy than others,For the 2011/12 year,pupils will not wear polo shirts only
a shirt And tie

Notable Staff

The school has achieved the Bronze & Silver Awards for an Eco-School. The former Kitchen Cook, Lynne Howe, won the Best Cook of the Year Award in 2006. Judy Henderson, a Primary Four teacher at the time, won the Best Teacher of the Year Award.

Recycling

It is in the school's best interests to recycle as much waste as possible. Earlier in 2009, a recycling bin was fitted so the pupils could recycle old articles of clothing. At lunchtime, pupils get asked to place plastic bottles in a separate recycling bin.