Our purpose is to ensure an education which promotes learning for life and provides all our students with the skills and confidence to the challenges of the 21st Century.

'Students say they feel safe in the school and they know how to keep safe in different situations, including when using the internet’ (Ofsted 2013)

‘The school’s more-able students do well in all subjects, including English and Mathematics. They benefit from a range of additional activities to challenge them’ (Ofsted 2013)

The promotion of equality of opportunity and tackling discrimination are good... Students have a well developed sense of right and wrong and value fairness and justice (Ofsted 2011)

Specialist status leads to the school being at the centre of its local community. This, together with the School's highly effective work to promote and celebrate diversity, and to analyse the impact of its work in the local community and beyond, has helped to ensure that community cohesion is outstanding (Ofsted 2011)

‘Good support is given to disabled students and those who have special educational needs. This is why these students are achieving well’ (Ofsted 2013)