At PCSA we believe that education is the key to a happy and successful future and that academic achievement with pastoral care for all students should be at the centre of all that we do each day. 

As a school that puts “Students First” we expect the highest standards from our students. All of our students are given the opportunity to excel at what they do best and are supported in their mastery of the curriculum through well-planned and challenging lesson activities. Our curriculum provides all students with an excellent grounding in traditional, academic subjects whilst also offering opportunities to pursue their passion. We see it as our duty to know every student and unlock their potential. We believe in investing in our staff and aim to develop teachers to be the very best they can be professionally. We expect our teachers to be subject experts.

What we believe in and what we are achieving at PCSA

• We have a happy school community where students come first and all staff are valued and cherished.
• We have developed the whole child as a successful learner, a confident individual and a responsible citizen.
• We have raised standards for all students by sustaining and enhancing performance – especially in the core areas of English, Mathematics and Science.
• We have met the needs of all students with the appropriate challenge for all through a broad and balanced curriculum that increasingly is personalised in the upper school years (14 – 16).
• We will continue to fulfil our moral purpose by engaging and collaborating to help improve the life chances of all young people, locally, nationally and globally.