Our mission is to provide an outstanding all-round education for our pupils aged 3-16, through which excellence, achievement and self-confidence are developed and nurtured both within and beyond the classroom. Specifically we aim to meet the following objectives.
“There is a prevailing atmosphere of tolerance and trust”
ISI report 2019
Ensuring the well-being of our pupils is of paramount importance in the face of the pressures of modern society. We pursue this through dedicated and compassionate pastoral care. Our relatively small size means that every child is known and valued as an individual. We are a diverse school community where inclusion of and respect for all is central. Our pupils develop a sense of belonging and pride in their school.
We have the highest expectations of our pupils. We encourage them to aspire to excellence and achieve the very best they can. Our small class sizes allow for high levels of individual attention and personalised support. Our broad and varied curriculum, together with a blend of traditional and innovative teaching approaches, ensures that pupils also enjoy learning for its own sake.
We provide a wealth of opportunities for personal development through our extensive extra-curricular programme, student leadership roles and opportunities for the expression of ‘pupil voice’. We encourage pupils to show resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge and adversity. We create opportunities to think creatively and to display curiosity, and to discover their own talents. We teach them the merits of working both independently and collaboratively.
We want our pupils to show compassion and empathy alongside aspiration and ambition. We instill the highest standards of behaviour, honesty, integrity, and courtesy. We stress the importance of making a contribution to wider society and of being ‘good citizens’. We actively promote respect and appreciation for different beliefs and ways of life. We seek to engender spiritual awareness in its broadest sense, and the development of local, national and global perspectives.
