Ethos and Values

We set high value on the educational experience of all pupils, and we encourage them to be well rounded, independent and successful through experiencing a broad and challenging curriculum - within a nurturing, collaborative and creative environment - and leave our school having achieved their full potential, confident and happy.

Our mission is to educate with creativity and rigour, provide an environment for enjoyment, where everyone belongs: we aspire for our pupils to succeed at the highest level.

Our values

In children, staff, parents and carers we value:

Ambition (salmon): focussed, driven, successful, aspirational
Reflection (dog): mindfulness, introspection, self awareness, self expression, personal happiness
Respect (penguin): self, peer, adult, community, environment, integrity, responsible, well-behaved
Partnership (ant): friendships, family, citizenship, wider society, empathy, understanding
Enthusiasm (squirrel): fun, playful, enjoyment
Resilience (woodpecker): sporting, problem solving, independence, driven, fortitude.

These core values are at the heart of everything we do and enables us to put the child first within clear boundaries. They enable us to encourage pupils to take responsibility for their actions by guiding them to be responsible for their behaviour and attitudes.

Our aims

To develop confident, successful and independent learners
To promote high academic standards
To provide a rich learning environment including arts, culture and sport
To know and understand each child as an individual, and for them to understand themselves
To provide a welcoming, safe and fun environment to everyone
To encourage pupils to act responsibly and respectfully
To establish and maintain effective relationships between home, school and community
To fully develop creative, well rounded and resilient individuals
To nurture a love of learning and spirit of inquiry
To ensure our children and staff learn, enjoy and succeed.