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Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that ‘church schools embody the truth that a context of firm principles suffused by faith and love is the best and right basis for learning and growing’; our mission is to support schools in their desire to nurture and develop their Christian character and to provide the best possible education for every child in their care.

Our schools aim to be both excellent and distinctive, celebrating their Anglican heritage to make them special places of teaching and learning.  A truly distinctive church school is built on the centrality of the Christian faith in the life of the school, not as an additional or incidental feature, but as a fundamental and guiding principle. The quality and distinctiveness of all Church of England schools is monitored through regular denominational inspections focusing on the schools’ Christian values and their impact on the education of the children in their care.