Saxton CE School in Saxton near Tadcaster has landed a Silver Artsmark Award, the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England.
The school is very small with just 40 pupils on roll and has a “good” Ofsted rating with pupils consistently achieve high outcomes. It is part of the STAR Multi-Academy Trust.
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Executive head, Rick Weights, said: “We’re extremely proud of achieving our Artsmark Silver Award.
“We are committed to delivering high-quality arts and cultural education and to have our work validated in this way is wonderful.
“Our children achieve amazing things in a range of arts projects, and it is right that their hard work has been acknowledged.”
The Artsmark Assessor commended Saxton CE saying: “You stayed committed to your Artsmark goals, despite radical changes to staffing.
“You pursued opportunities for the arts to enrich non-arts subjects by embracing cross curricular approaches and hopefully you can take this further as you continue.
“Ultimately you have effectively demonstrated commitment to the arts, and have modelled how you are beginning to embed that practically as part of daily delivery.
“Well done on all your achievements and we look forward to seeing where your next journey takes you.”
It transforms teaching through creativity, empowering teachers with the skills they need to embed arts, culture and creativity across the whole curriculum, and is proven to support pupil outcomes and wellbeing.
To achieve their Artsmark Award, Saxton had to develop their arts and cultural provision. The school initially started their work towards accreditation five years ago, but things slowed as a result of the pandemic and staff changes.
Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, said: “I would like to congratulate Saxton School on their Artsmark Award.
“Creative activities and cultural experiences enrich our lives, open our minds to new possibilities and help us make sense of the world around us.
“As an awarded Artsmark school, you’re demonstrating that by offering a broad, ambitious and creative curriculum, your young people will develop character and resilience, increasing their knowledge, curiosity and skills that will remain with them through to adult life.”
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