Marton Primary Academy and Nursery celebrates IQM Inclusive School Award with Flagship status

“Marton Primary Academy and Nursery has a truly inclusive ethos and culture that permeates every aspect of the school’s life.” 

In February, Marton Primary Academy and Nursery achieved the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Inclusive School Award with Flagship status.

Following their visit, the IQM Assessor said: “It was a pleasure and a privilege to visit Marton for the day and to witness the exceptionally inclusive ethos, culture and practice”.

“In the words of one Year 6 pupil, ‘everyone is included, there are no excluded people’.  Staff describe the academy as, ‘like a family’ with a strong sense of, ‘how can we make this happen for the children?’  Parents and carers echo this and are strongly supportive of the work that the academy does for their children.”

Only around 100 UK schools have achieved IQM Flagship School status. This award recognises schools who have held IQM Centre of Excellence status for at least three years; and played a strong leadership role in developing inclusion best practice across a network of schools. The overarching aim of Flagship status is that the school can now further its work in inclusion through internal research activities.

Marton has recently begun its journey as a ‘Rights Respecting School’ which supports and underpins the academy’s ethos. 

To read the full report visit IQM Award