Supporting the individual

We recognise that everyone needs to be challenged throughout their school life and we place great emphasis on monitoring individual academic progress with regular and robust assessments. Ofsted have praised our use of data to track each student’s progress and put in rapid and effective support where necessary.

Our most able students are given numerous opportunities to excel, including the opportunity to study two modern foreign languages and acquire membership of the nationally renowned Brilliant Club. Our Aspirations Programme provides high quality academic enrichment activities for all students, including strong links with Oxbridge and the Russell Group Universities. We have been identified nationally as a school which achieves outstanding outcomes for more able students, but we are equally ambitious for all our young people.

When a student is identified as having a particular learning need, our large and very experienced Special Educational Needs team provides an extensive variety of interventions to support the individual and allow them to have equal access to the curriculum, enabling them to consistently make outstanding progress. Developing a sense of ambition and self-esteem in every individual is paramount. Our students thrive in an environment that couples opportunity and expectation with clear boundaries for behaviour and self-discipline.

We want our young people to be our leaders of tomorrow. Therefore, their opinions really do matter. We do not simply talk about mutual respect; it is a value we live by. We listen to what the students have to say about the school and have a wide variety of systems to gather their views and work with them to continually improve the learning environment. Older students are encouraged to take on Prefect and Ambassador roles to support younger students and they regularly represent the school on a local, national and international level.