Welcome to Bishop Justus Church of England School
"Success through Faith, Love and Learning"
It is my pleasure to introduce you to our student-centred Church of England School.
Our motto at Bishop Justus is Success through Faith, Love and Learning and this underpins all of the work we do with our young people from year 6 transition to sending students onto further education, apprenticeships and the world of work.
We nurture all of our students to know their identity is rooted in the love that God has for them. They are encouraged to have faith and hope in themselves and the others in our community.
We pride ourselves in the active, intentional and ongoing engagement with differences in a purposeful manner. The success in society as a rounded individual is based on the love that we demonstrate when we work closely together.
At our school, we value the ways in which pedagogy, curricula and assessment are designed and delivered to engage students in learning that is meaningful, relevant and accessible to all. It embraces a view of the individual and individual difference as the source of diversity that can enrich the lives and learning of others.
We have the ability to function with awareness, knowledge and interpersonal skills when engaging people of different backgrounds, assumptions, beliefs, values and behaviours. The students’ learning surpasses just the knowledge acquisition, which is invaluable, but also extends to the value we place on those who have contributed to that knowledge development.
Ofsted 2025 verifies our success with learning this, with comments such as:
"The school has recently introduced new curriculums in a number of subjects. As a result, the whole school curriculum is now broader and more ambitious."
"Pupils access a well-planned personal, social, health and economic education curriculum. They learn about tolerance, respect and equality."
Proverbs 18:15 best sums up how we aspire for our students to approach their studies.
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Miss Samantha Thompson
Headteacher