Stonegate Church of England Primary School

In January 2020, the Diocese of Chichester inspected our school and awarded us the highest grade of 'Excellent' in answer to their question: 'How effective is the school's distinctive Christian Vision, established and promoted by leadership at all levels, in enabling pupils and adults to flourish?' 

The Inspection found:

• The inspiring leadership of the headteacher has resulted in the school having a Christian vision and core Christian values that have a profoundly positive impact on the wellbeing of the school community.
• Pupils’ personal and spiritual development and academic achievement are excellent. This is the result of an innovative and exciting curriculum. The golden thread of the school’s four Christian values running through it gives pupils a deep understanding of how the values impact on them personally and on the world. 
• Partnerships with the church, local schools and the diocese, combined with strong relationships with families and the local community, nurture and support each individual member of the school family, as unique children of God, enabling them to thrive.
• Collective worship is integral to the exploration of the school’s vision and core Christian values and there is clear evidence of the impact on pupils’ behaviour and positive attitudes to learning and life. 
• Religious education (RE) is strongly led and effectively planned. The expertise of the RE leader has driven forward improvements in the curriculum resulting in RE being accorded high status within the school. 
• One parent who moved her child to Stonegate stated that he ‘has high needs, he has needed forgiveness and empathy, he has been given that and it has turned his life around.’