Interested in joining the Gordon Children's Academy in September 2027?

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Spaces are limited so please secure your place by booking here.

To help keep all pupils safe, please ensure the school has up-to-date information about any allergies your child may have. Accurate allergy information enables us to put appropriate support plans in place, train staff effectively, and respond quickly in an emergency. We all have a part to play in creating a safe environment, including following our nut-aware policy and being mindful of the food brought into school. If your child has an allergy, please contact the school or update their details via Arbor. Be Allergy Aware and Save A Life - see more here.

Ethos and Values

Transforming Life Chances

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

‘The Academy conveys a positive, caring and creative atmosphere, demonstrating that careful thought has been put into its organisational structure and visual presentation.’-University of Exeter 

Our Vision

At Gordon, we transform life chances by supporting children to become Gordon Greats - ambitious learners, brave thinkers, confident in themselves, kind friends, and proud of what they achieve together.

Achievement

  • To enable all pupils to achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum, recognising and nurturing individual talents.
  • To ensure all pupils make very good progress in relation to their prior attainment.
  • To promote the acquisition of literacy, numeracy, computing and thinking skills to setting pupils up for the next stage of their learning.

Quality of Teaching

  • To provide all pupils with teaching of high quality that has clear aims, uses effective methods and suitable resources which are well matched to their differing needs.
  • To provide a high quality environment that promotes learning and encourages pupils to develop as critical and analytical thinkers.
  • To create a curriculum that is broad and balanced and engages, motivates and excites pupils and fosters a life-long love of learning.

Behaviour and Safety

  • To enable all pupils to set themselves high standards, to take pride in their work and to strive towards high achievement.
  • To enable all pupils to be confident and self-motivated and to take advantage of opportunities to make a positive contribution to the school and the wider community.
  • To create a happy, relaxed, safe and purposeful atmosphere in which each child and adult can develop personally, socially and morally: where positive and co-operative relationships, tolerance, understanding and respect for all people are inherent.

Leadership and Management

  • To involve parents and the wider community in school life to ensure that all aspects of pupils’ progress are fully inclusive, shared and supported.
  • To celebrate special aspects of the pupils work and life at school and cause the school to pursue excellence in all its activities.
  • To provide clear leadership and effective management at all levels which takes the school forward in its chosen direction.
  • To ensure that cognitive education is embedded within all aspects of the school’s work.
  • To plan realistically, making effective use of the school’s resources in which to achieve the best possible learning outcomes for pupils, together with developing working relationships with all other agencies.
  • To monitor, evaluate and continually improve all aspects of school life.
  • To value the contribution that everybody makes in achieving the best outcome for the pupils.
  • To contribute effectively to the Thinking Schools Academy Trust for the benefit of all pupils within the Trust.

A Nurturing and Safe Environment

All staff at The Gordon Children’s Academy are passionate about caring for and respecting the fantastic children of our school.

Above all we want the children of our school to be happy, safe, have fun and enjoy being here as we know that children learn best when they are in an environment which makes them feel contented and safe.

There are high expectations of behaviour and everyone in the school community has a responsibility for maintaining a relaxed, calm and happy atmosphere. We recognise that all behaviour is communication and that it is our responsibility to listen to the children, verbally or by interpreting their behaviour.

Throughout the school, we will nurture your child’s social development. Providing them with the skills which will enable them to be polite, confident, hardworking members of society.

Making Learning Irresistible

We want to make learning irresistible so that your child comes to school every day happy and eager to learn. We know that children are naturally inquisitive. We aim to develop this curiosity by providing a curriculum that is based on relevant first hand experiences and that engages and inspires the children. Challenges will be provided at the correct developmental level.

High Expectations for All Children

We have an ethos of high expectations, where every child flourishes intellectually, personally and morally. We teach our children to be successful independent learners who concentrate, persevere, take risks and have a willingness to make mistakes. We want all our children to make accelerated progress and achieve well.