• to ensure that each member of the school, staff and pupils, has every opportunity to attain her or his full potential intellectually, socially and personally

• to provide for the welfare, development and equality of opportunity and access of all staff and pupils in a caring atmosphere and a stimulating environment which fosters good relationships, enjoyment and hard work

• to assess potential and then encourage and inspire all pupils through well matched teaching and learning to achieve the best possible public examination results

• to develop confidence and competency in a wide range of skills including literacy, numeracy, science and technology

• to encourage and enable students to be fully prepared for the demands which will be placed upon them by continued education or by employers in a rapidly changing world

• to foster an open and enquiring mind and an awareness of spiritual values, and to develop the qualities of moral integrity, self-reliance, initiative, responsibility and self-confidence that will enable pupils to cope with all the challenges they will meet in school, in their personal lives and in adult life

• to encourage all pupils always to show consideration for others and to understand the value and importance of working in co-operation with others

• to foster active involvement and participation in all lessons and in a wide range of extra-curricular activities in order to develop confidence and a sense of achievement and to appreciate the value and importance of contributing to the wider community

• to play a significant role in the community and to nurture and encourage links for the benefit of all