Welcome to Clarendon Academy

I am very proud to be the Headteacher at Clarendon Academy, a school that not only nurtures its students but also values and invests in its staff.

At Clarendon, our vision is to prepare young people for their world in their time. This same ethos extends to our team: we believe in equipping our staff with the knowledge, support, and professional development they need to thrive in their roles and make a meaningful impact.

Our three core values, Respect, Determination, and Excellence—are woven through everything we do, shaping both our student experience and our working culture:

Respect: We foster a kind and caring environment where staff wellbeing and collaboration are prioritised.

Determination: We support our team to work hard, persevere through challenges, and grow professionally.

Excellence: We strive for high standards in all aspects of school life, encouraging staff to bring their best to every endeavour.

As a close-knit secondary school, we pride ourselves on our ‘family feel’ and inclusive culture. We welcome staff from all backgrounds and experiences, and actively promote diversity, fairness, and a strong sense of belonging.

We are committed to creating a disruption-free learning environment and hold high expectations for behaviour and academic outcomes. Staff are supported with clear systems, strong leadership, and a shared commitment to excellence.

Beyond the classroom, we offer a wide range of enrichment opportunities for students, and staff are encouraged to contribute to and benefit from these experiences. Our careers programme and employer partnerships also provide valuable insights and connections for staff interested in broader educational engagement.

Clarendon Academy is a proud member of the Acorn Education Trust, a values-driven organisation rooted in the Wiltshire community. As part of Acorn, our staff benefit from collaboration across schools, access to high-quality CPD, and the chance to be part of a forward-thinking, ethical educational network.

We believe in transparency and welcome prospective staff to visit us at any time. If you’d like to see our values in action and explore what it’s like to work at Clarendon, please do get in touch to arrange a visit.

I look forward to welcoming you to our school community.

Miss Louise Hamilton

Headteacher

Clarendon Academy is a thriving co-educational 11-18 comprehensive academy within the Acorn Education Trust. We pride ourselves on being a centre of excellence and a place where young, enthusiastic children enter in Year 7 and leave us at the end of Year 13 as fully rounded young adults.

We have a strong reputation in the community for being a school with high standards of teaching and learning. We aim for every lesson, every day to be exceptional.

We are enhanced by our strong pastoral care. We care deeply about our students and work tirelessly to ensure they can achieve their dreams. We are proud of our three Houses: Eagle, Kestrel and Falcon. The students love being part of their House and feel ownership of it (they are all super competitive with each other).

Clarendon Academy is full of exceptional staff and students, who work together as a team on the three key areas of school life: engagement for all; challenge for all; progress for all.

We believe in fostering strong relationships with our students and creating in them a sense of belonging to the school. We want students to have high self-worth and love coming to school.

As a school, we take pride in how well we know our students as individuals and aim to challenge them as such. Each student is unique in their own way and each has different needs. We aim to know all of our students extremely well and go the extra mile to meet their needs.

Through this mix of care and challenge, we have a vibrant and successful school.

Building on our successful Ofsted inspection in December 2017, we want Clarendon Academy to continue to be a prosperous place of learning, to serve the local community and beyond, and maintain its reputation as a school that we can all be proud of.

If you're searching for your next education job, please get in touch. You'll be working for a great employer and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed education professionals - send us your CV now via our Talent Pool and detail what sort of role you're looking for. By joining our Talent Pool we'll know you're interested in working here when the right vacancy comes up.

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The Acorn Education Trust was formed in August 2014 to create a local solution to a national strategy. Through close collaboration and a shared vision we believe each school will achieve great things while retaining their individual identity. Underpinning this close collaboration is a strong belief in our core purpose.

School improvement is the key to school effectiveness and is at the heart of the process of raising standards. It allows us to deliver an education for all children/students that is of the highest quality. The Acorn Education Trust is driven by its core purpose of improving outcomes and life chances for students and believes that an effective School Improvement Strategy is the key to unlocking the potential in its leaders, staff and children/students. An effective Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) uses the School Improvement Strategy to help ensure accountability, drive strategic thinking and deploy resources in order to improve outcomes for its children/students. Our leadership and management of each school is based on three principles:

Every school is an improving school

Leadership at every level is critical

The unique identity of each school must be preserved

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