St Martin de Porres is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic school where the teachings of Christ form the core of our work. We aim to provide high-quality teaching and learning for all our members so that they can recognize and fulfill the gifts and potentially given to them by God. We pride ourselves on being a school that is warm, friendly, and supportive. An environment where all can flourish and achieve success.
We aim to create a happy, enthusiastic, and loving community through which Christ’s message flourishes. Within this, we strive for the fulfillment of each person’s academic potential and the realization of their unique God-given gifts. We seek to make this statement and everyday reality in our school by living it out in the following aims:
- To provide a Christ-centred community in which the Catholic faith is nurtured.
- To provide daily opportunities for prayer and worship which deepen our relationship with God and each other.
- To uphold British values by developing an awareness and respect of other peoples' religious and moral values and an understanding of other cultures, religions, and ways of life.
- To uphold British values by fostering an understanding of our responsibility to care for ourselves, others, and the wider world in which we live.
- To foster an environment that provides care and safety for all.
- For the ethos and spirit of the school to be reflected by its members in the home, parish, and wider community.
- To provide teaching of the highest possible standard which develops successful, life-long learners.
- In partnership with parents and families, to develop healthy, independent, happy, and confident children, equipped with the skills to contribute positively to today’s society
- To create a community of learners who will experience a broad, creative, challenging education that caters to the needs of the individual.
- To integrate the latest technology into learning experiences.
- To be a fully inclusive learning community that strives to break down barriers to and foster a love of learning.
- To be educational practitioners who actively seek to share our strengths and to learn from others.
