Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Voluntary Academy is an outstanding school situated in Clifton and is part of the Corpus Christi parish. It is a Catholic school where Christian Values underpin every aspect of school life. Our Mission Statement outlines how these values influence our aims and guide our work together.

Our Mission Statement is: “We walk kindly in the footsteps of Jesus Christ as we live and learn.”

The school aims to create a happy and secure environment where all children can reach their potential – spiritually, morally, culturally, physically and academically. Children are encouraged to be responsible for their own actions, and a culture of independence and respect is promoted through our core values. Blessed Robert Widmerpool promotes its Catholic ethos through stimulating and creative liturgical worship.

The curriculum of the school, underpinned and inspired by the teachings of the Catholic Church, recognises that each child is a unique and valued individual. The curriculum promotes respect for the views of each individual child, as well as for people of all cultures. Each child is respected and treated with fairness and honesty. Equal opportunities for all children enables all in the school community to reach their full potential.

The curriculum is all the planned activities organised to promote learning and personal growth and development. It includes not only the formal requirements of the National Curriculum, but also the range of extra-curricular activities that the school organises in order to enrich the experience of the children. It also includes the ‘hidden curriculum’ – what the children learn from the way that are treated and expected to behave.

Building Learning Power involves developing the behaviours a child will need to face challenge calmly, confidently and creatively and as a result, give them the life skills that they need for their journey through school and into the real world. The way that the school teaches these behaviours is through the 5Rs which include:

Responsibility
Resilience
Resourcefulness
Relationships
Reflectiveness

Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. 

The Our Lady of Lourdes CMAT brings together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire

• Access to first class CPD opportunities – we have a specialised CPD Hub to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD for all our staff. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression – with 36 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
• Professional assistance – you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent, and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – you will save money as well as improve your mental health and wellbeing and reduce your Carbon Footprint.
• Pension – automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
• Terms and Conditions – we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for support staff.