The Duchy School

Our School Values

Our School Vision Statement

‘To enable every individual to achieve their full potential, to prepare for future life and to become life long learners, developing a thirst for learning and to become good citizens equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.’

Our Motto

“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow”

Our children join us as “little acorns” and through the teaching and modelling of our vision, values and aims by all members of our school community, our children leave us as “mighty oaks”, equipped with the transferable skills to continue on their journey of life-long learning.

Our Values
Our values were planned and chosen by all of our stakeholders, and deliberately create and maintain a positive and supportive learning environment. They produce opportunities for every child and adult in our learning community to learn, demonstrate and practise lifelong learning attributes. These values underpin our vision.

  • Curiosity
  • Respect
  • Equality
  • Ambition
  • Tenacity
  • Empathy

Our Aims

  • To create a safe, healthy and welcoming school which values every child.
  • To ensure our children feel happy and secure within our community and play a positive role in the wider world.
  • To support children and families educationally, emotionally and socially.
  • To provide a curriculum which is stimulating and creative and inspires children to want to learn.
  • To enable children to value the diverse nature of the cultures, abilities and faiths of others whilst developing their own sense of self-worth;
  • To encourage our children to become independent and take responsibility for their own learning.
  • To equip our children with the knowledge and transferable skills to make healthy choices now and in the future.