Our aims

Our aims are:

For children to be independent learners and thinkers
To promote curiosity and inspire a love of learning
To provide a fun, varied and appropriate curriculum for all
For children to value themselves
To foster a sense of belonging to a community where home and school work hand in hand
To learn and use skills that will help everyone become good citizens

We believe in celebrating success in all areas of the lives of our children.

“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.”
St. Jerome

We are proud that our aims tie-in closely with our sponsor’s aims and mission:-

“Our mission is to become the Trust that makes the biggest difference, both inside and outside the classroom.” – Ormiston Academies Trust

We are a values-led organisation, and it is our aim that we continually challenge ourselves to adhere to the spirit of our values:

Anyone can excel
Enjoy the challenge
Share what is best
Be inclusive

Latest news

31st March 2020

The winners of week 1 of the Top of the Rocks competition have been announced! Class group winners are… (drumroll)… Robin! The individual winner is Christine in Robin class. Second place goes to Jack in Blackbird, and third place is Olivia in Marsh Harrier. Well done everyone! Join in again this week, and […]

25th March 2020

20th March 2020

Our Maths Lead, Mr Walsh, is challenging all Junior Academy pupils to a multiplication madness ‘Top of the Rocks’ competition! Starting this Sunday (22nd March) morning and finishing on Saturday (28th March) evening, all classes are invited to join in our academy-wide search for the best number rockstars. Join in, and see if your class […]

19th March 2020

Please continue to check our ‘Newsletters & Letters to Parents’ page, as well as our ‘Resources – Home Learning’ pages. As you know, we are all facing extraordinary challenges at this time and the situation is placing pressure on all parts of society. Our staff have been doing all they can to keep our Academies […]

16th March 2020

Children from Cliff Park Junior who qualified were lucky enough to go to Holkham Hall to particpate in the Norfolk School Games Cross Country Winter County Finals. The weather held out and all runners placed in the top 50 of their races. We had a great day and hope next year’s event is just as […]

12th March 2020

Last week, our Choir and Recorder Group took part in the annual Gorleston Music Festival. The children had dedicated much of their free time to extra practices and, as a result, their performances in the festival received strong praise! In the Choir Unison category, they sang “Sing” by Gary Barlow and were awarded a distinction […]

12th February 2020

Yesterday (11th February) was Safer Internet Day 2020. Every year, across both academies, we hold lessons, special assemblies, and fun activities to highlight problems that our pupils could face online, and to give them the tools and knowledge they may need to stay safe and happy. Click the picture on the left for more information. […]

4th February 2020

Place2Be is the UK’s leading provider of schools based mental health support. They launched the first Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Now in its sixth year, they hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the […]

25th November 2019

This year’s Children In Need day was great fun, and we raised lots of money for this worthy cause. Thanks to all of our families, we raised a grand total of £856.93 across both schools! Children and staff looked fantastic in their colourful ‘spots and stripes’ clothes, and Pudsey t-shirts! We learned about what it […]