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Welcome to Colyton Grammar School.

In 1546 our school was established "for the goodly and virtuous education of children forever”. Today, Colyton Grammar School continues to be a high-performing state secondary school for academically able students. Our goal is to create excellence through intellectual curiosity and creativity and to enable our students to thrive as they take their next steps into the world of university and the workplace. Our values and mission have not really altered from those of our Tudor founders in that we want our young men and women to be people of great principle, integrity and character who are equipped to become the future leaders of their community.

The School has a reputation for academic success and the overwhelming majority of our students progress to the most highly selective universities and places of learning in the UK including Oxford, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music. Our success is built on high expectations, hard work and the fact that we are an inclusive school built on meritocracy. We are a school for every academically able child regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed.

Our school ethos has been produced in consultation with representatives from trustees, students, support staff and teachers:

• We recognise and praise each other’s achievements when things go well
• We offer support and advice when things get challenging or difficult
• We are determined to persevere, to do our best, to try hard and to contribute
• We trust each other
• We value and respect each other’s differences of culture or background and want to learn from them
• We like the freedom to think independently, share opinions and be individuals
• We are happy to follow conventions of politeness and punctuality out of respect for others
• We value wisdom and intellect
• We like to be physically fit and healthy, we respect our bodies and we care about what we eat and drink
• We have high expectations of ourselves and others
• We appreciate and care for the pleasant surroundings of the school
• We like people to have self-respect, but we are not keen on arrogance
• We dress smartly and appropriately
• We work to make everyone feel happy and welcome in a safe and friendly community
• We encourage everyone to behave safely when online

Just as we are committed to ensuring that each of our students meets their potential, so too is this true of our commitment to our colleagues – both teaching and support. We actively encourage continuing professional development in a working environment which seeks to push boundaries and celebrate success, actively embracing innovation, initiative and new ideas in a collegiate way.

Colyton Grammar School is an Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ school and a Teaching School Hub, and it is located in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

As a society, we have become increasingly aware of environmental issues, climate change and the need to create a more sustainable future, and young people have helped to raise awareness of the challenges we face.

We believe that Colyton Grammar School has a crucial role to play in achieving environmental sustainability because we can help our students to understand the world around them and to develop skills and attitudes that will enable them to live fulfilled lives as responsible citizens.

Following COP26 in April 2022, the Department of Education (DfE) released their Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy for Education, envisioning the UK as the world-leading education sector in sustainability and climate change by 2030.

The strategy has four aims:

• Excellence in education and skills for a changing world
• Net Zero
• Resilience to climate change
• A better environment for future generations

At Colyton Grammar School, we believe that environmental sustainability is a challenge that all societies face during the 21st century. Our pupils are entitled to an education that equips them with knowledge, values and skills that will enable them to think critically about the climate change situation and increase their capacity to solve the problems that they will encounter in their lifetimes. Our school/trust's approach to environmental sustainability encompasses all aspects of school life, learning and management.

We have already made great progress but are fully aware of the need for further future developments.

For more information on some of the initiatives that we have already implemented please click here.