{"id":13,"date":"2026-03-09T21:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/stonegate\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:14:54","slug":"welcome-to-groombridge-st-thomas-church-of-england-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/groombridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Groombridge St Thomas Church of England Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046f0c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"046f0c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87920cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87920cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6f95c e-con-full e-transform elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da6f95c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae5d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae5d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>EXCELLENCE ENTHUSIASM COMPASSION<\/strong><br>Flourishing in the love of God, we love others as ourselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1adcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df1adcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70819d elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"c70819d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPupils show care and kindness in lessons and around the school, including at playtime. Bullying is not tolerated. Relationships are at the heart of every interaction and staff have high expectations.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ofsted 2023<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPupils are happy to be part of this school. They are proud of the values of excellence, compassion and enthusiasm that are threaded through all of school life.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ofsted 2023<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLeaders have set high expectations for learning and behaviour and, as a result, pupils achieve well.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ofsted 2023<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelationships within and beyond the school are firmly rooted in Christian values which ensure that everyone is given support, encouragement and opportunity to flourish. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ofsted 2023<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ca729 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55ca729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a3dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78a3dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13360b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13360b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am delighted to introduce you to Groombridge St Thomas Church of England Primary School. We are a small, friendly primary school situated in the heart of the village of Groombridge, on the border between East Sussex\/Kent. In September 2025, we became part of the Pioneer Federation and work in partnership with seven other small village schools.<\/p><p>Our vision is to aspire for excellence in every area to enable children to flourish and fulfil their potential, leaving us as well-rounded and confident individuals.<\/p><p>Our school vision: <strong>&#8216;Flourishing in the love of God, we love others as ourselves.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p><p>We want all of our pupils to flourish and fulfil their potential academically and in their spiritual, social, moral, and cultural development. Understanding and promoting well-being and character development is very important to us at St Thomas&#8217;.<\/p><p>Alongside our vision, our school values of <strong>EXCELLENCE ENTHUSIASM COMPASSION<\/strong> underpin everything that we do in school.<\/p><p>Throughout our school, you will see:<\/p><ul><li>our nurturing, holistic, and caring\\ ethos and values<\/li><li>an engaging, creative, broad and balanced curriculum embedding the arts, music and sport &#8211; we are very pleased to have achieved Gold Mark standard for Sport\/PE and Healthy School status<\/li><li>the consistently high aspirations and expectations of all our staff and governors<\/li><li>the ongoing support received from parents, the PTA, St Thomas&#8217; Church and the wider community<\/li><\/ul><p>Visits to the school are warmly welcome. 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Pupils show care and kindness in lessons and around the school, including at playtime. Bullying is not tolerated. Relationships are at the heart of every interaction and staff have high expectations. Ofsted 2023 Pupils are happy to be part of this school. 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