Our School Vision is for North Lakes to be...

A caring school community, where everyone can grow, learn and adapt for the future to achieve personal success.

The School Mission is to be an inspirational and motivated team who are dedicated to:

• Valuing and developing the personal character of all learners
• Ensuring high quality teaching of a deep and rich curriculum
• Broadening horizons and widening opportunities for all

The leadership team and school governors work on an ongoing plan for improvement, based on self-evaluation and external audits. 

Enrichment Opportunities

At North Lake School we know that enrichment opportunities create lasting memories for all children and have a positive impact on children's learning. We understand that children need to have experiences to enable them to form their own beliefs about the world around them.

Therefore, we offer opportunities wherever possible that enable our children to gain meaningful experiences and hands-on learning opportunities beyond the classroom. This includes: outdoor experiences that incorporate team building skills, water activities and forest schools; access to the arts including theatre and gallery visits, dance competitions and music workshops; and we are part of the Eden Valley Sports Partnership, competing in sporting events from football to gymnastics, Panathlons to lacrosse and we even enjoy Dodgeball and golf! 

Years 3 and 4 participate in outdoor days, including learning to paddle board and kayak, whilst our year 5 children are given the opportunity to attend residential visits to build on these outdoor experiences.

In year 6, children attend a city residential trip to Edinburgh and York to give them an understanding of urban life outside the Lake District. 

We also welcome visitors to our school to broaden our children's knowledge and to offer 'rich experiences' with real-life musicians, artists, historians, scientists, engineers and even celebrities! We are proud to be the host school for 'Aim High', welcoming authors into school to deliver workshops termly.