Welcome From Our PrincipalMs Charles
At Gracewood Academy, we take seriously the privilege and responsibility of educating young people. Education, done properly, changes lives, and our purpose is clear: libertas per cultum - freedom through education.
We believe deeply in children, and we show that belief by setting high standards, insisting on effort, and never lowering the bar. We are building a school defined by clarity, consistency, and ambition, where every student is known, challenged, and supported to succeed. We expect hard work, every lesson, every day: there are no shortcuts to success. Classrooms are calm, focused, and disruption-free so that learning time is protected. Our standards around behaviour, uniform, punctuality, and routines are exacting because time matters and learning matters. Clear adult authority and consistent expectations ensure students learn in a safe, purposeful environment and leave Gracewood with every possible advantage.
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Values
Our ethos as an Academy is clear and we are unwavering in our dedication to it. We believe that every student should have access to an education comprised of ‘the best that has been thought and said’. A knowledge-rich and stimulating education combined with enriching extra-curricular experiences and a strong pastoral support team will enable us to ensure all students can live a life of choice and opportunity. We are creating an Academy with the highest standards of teaching and behaviour to ensure no child is left behind.
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We have a strong focus on developing our staff and have an unrelenting focus on hard work to ensure students leave us with great exam results. However, we also are determined to deliver a wide range of opportunities for every student to flourish outside of the classroom. From sports, to performing arts, music, trips and speakers - we have something for everyone.
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