Aims and Ethos

Our aim is ‘Building Excellence’ to achieve the highest standards for our school community. Our key values are Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness, Resilience, Reflection (the ‘5 Rs’).

Our aims and our ethos are discussed regularly in class and shared in assemblies and we ensure that kindness always runs through everything that we say and do.

• we develop confident, responsible, resourceful, reflective, independent learners

• we deliver a challenging, inspiring, broad and balanced curriculum that is relevant to our children and teaches them how to learn and remember

• we recognise and celebrate children’s achievements, encouraging the whole school community to take pride in all that we do

• we advocate to educate for equality to ensure understanding and respect, transforming life chances and improving the world in which we live

• we commit to supporting the wellbeing of everyone within our school community by providing a safe and nurturing environment to thrive

• we ensure there is a trusting relationship and good communication between children, staff, families and governors to develop and support children’s learning

“I love how diverse the school is and the fact that the senior leaders are always on the gate each morning to meet and greet parents. This shows their presence and awareness of the parents, school and surroundings.”