Our Faith

Our Christian faith

St. Andrew's is a Christian school and our values and approach to school life embrace the teachings in the Bible. Our children have a rich understanding and experience of the key concepts of the Christian Faith and how they form the foundation of our school community. The conviction at the heart of the Church of England Vision for Education, is that children who are part of a school community formed around our vision will discover an education that embraces excellence and academic rigour within the wider framework of spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, moral and social development and enables them to flourish.

Welcoming all faiths

The children participate in a wide range of acts of worship and also learn about all other major faiths in Religious Education lessons; they learn that some people don’t have a faith and that everyone deserves to be accepted and valued regardless of their beliefs.

Worshipping together

At St. Andrew's we celebrate collective worship in a variety of ways, as a whole school, in key stages and in classes. We are very proud to work closely with our local church of St. Andrew's and Reverend Dan Henderson visits our school regularly, including holding a weekly service in our school assembly. We also visit St. Andrew's church throughout the year for services linked to Harvest, Christingle, Christmas and Easter as well as the Leaver’s Service for Year 6 and end of year service.