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School Ethos & Aims

Our School Ethos

We develop young people who are self-assured, self-driven, and fully prepared for the next chapter of their adventure, whether it is moving on to senior school, moving across the world, or moving up in our school.

Our values and goals are essential for creating a positive and productive learning environment for pupils. They provide a framework for the school's culture, curriculum, policies, and help to create a learning environment that fosters academic and personal growth for its pupils.

The Clifton Lodge School Virtues of: Love, Integrity, Justice, Wisdom, Fortitude and Self-Control underpin our approach which encourages all our children to be their best.

Our Aims:

Clifton Lodge is a special, inclusive, friendly, family-feel school which nurtures excellence in a culture that promotes and celebrates wellbeing as well as academic attainment.

Our pupils are challenged and encouraged to express themselves to develop their character, resilience and empathy.

But what makes life at Clifton Lodge truly special is our multicultural, diverse, global community, which embraces a wide variety of faiths, languages and traditions. We celebrate all of our families and staff backgrounds.

It’s a lovely community, very welcoming and very friendly. Classes are a good size and the children are happy with extra support where needed. They get the chance to know children in other years which helps build their confidence.

– Parent, Clifton Lodge 2023

We want all our pupils to feel safe, happy and enjoy coming to school.
Safeguarding


Providing a safe and caring environment for our pupils to thrive.

Love of Learning


Instilling a love of learning in all our pupils, building curiosity about what they do not yet know.

Character Education


Nurturing pupils' values, integrity, and empathy, while equipping them with the skills to become responsible and compassionate members of society.

School Motto & Virtues


‘Optime’, our school motto means ‘Try always to do your best’. This combined with our School Virtues: Love, Integrity, Self-Control, Wisdom, Fortitude & Justice, inspires our pupils to aim high and tackle challenges with a growth mindset.

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