‘ I did not come to be served, but to serve.’ Matthew 20.28

As a Church a church school we endeavour to live by our biblical quote. Service runs as a golden thread throughout our school, its values and ethos. We believe in service to our children, school community, local community and wider world through a rigorous and exciting curriculum and opportunities to be courageous advocates through an outward looking approach to the world around us. The value of service underpins all that we do to allow the children, adults and community to flourish. 

Our wider values; Aspiration, Hope, Forgiveness, Service, Trust and Love with an overarching value of kindness are lived and breathed throughout our school day embedding Christian ethos and positive citizenship. As well as exploring these each half term in Collective Worship they serve as a marker throughout the school day developing children into considerate, compassionate citizens for the future. 

  We refer constantly to our Priory family and loving one another in a Christian context. Our underpinning concept is ‘faith in action’ embracing Christian values in all that we do and going above and embracing not only the school community but the wider context of our pupils’ families.  We believe that it is important to raise every child’s aspirations, and to provide the opportunities for them to experience success, develop their skills, and broaden their horizons. 

As a Church of England school, we aim to provide not just high academic standards, but to develop and nurture every child, meeting their spiritual, moral, social and cultural needs. We work in a bespoke demographic with a rich and diverse community and continually promote ambition for all of our children regardless of achievement level. 

We are inward looking, outward facing school that is never standing still.

As a church school we:

• Celebrate with a daily Collective Worship
• Have strong links with the Great Yarmouth Minster 
• Endeavour to serve others within the community and further afield 
• Strive to create strong community links 
• Create a culture of kindness that encourages our children to become responsible worldwide citizens 
• Echo our values throughout all aspects of our school life 
• Encourage all children to be good Christian citizens 
• Have a rigorous multi disciplinary approach to RE through the three lenses; Knowing, believing and living 
• Encourage spirituality across all aspects of school life developing a sense of wonder, awe, curiosity and reflection;
• Reflect on the importance of a system of personal belief