School Facilities
Hughenden Primary School is situated in Hughenden Valley and serves this village and surrounding environs from the bottom of Cryers Hill to the top of Coombe Lane. Its catchment area also includes lower Perks Lane, the villages of Upper and Lower North Dean, Bryants Bottom and Great Hampden.
As a small village school we have a strong sense of local community and take an active part in village life. Many of our assemblies and fund raising activities reflect this local involvement and we greatly appreciate the help and support given by many of our local residents.
The school itself opened in 1973 and is spacious with sufficient room to meet all the demands of a modern education. We have 4 classrooms with shared quiet rooms and adjoining cloakrooms. Our large, well-equipped hall is used for PE, singing, music, assemblies and social events. Our attractive and peaceful library is organised on a simplified Dewey Classification system and contains a wide variety of modern, bright and attractive fiction and non-fiction books suitable for young children.
The multi-purpose “Fun Room” houses our computer suite, cooking facilities, television and video. It is also home to our After School Club each evening. Our most recently built room is a modern, light airy conservatory, arrival space for our “Walking crocodile” as well as a variety of other uses.
Adjoining the south side of the building we have two large playground areas giving plenty of space for playground games extending to a large playing field with shady trees and outside play apparatus. A fenced wild life area includes two ponds and is home to a whole range of plants, insects, flowers and butterflies. On the north side of the school is a small playground used exclusively by our youngest children when they first join us.