“The school aims to encourage pupils’ intellectual agility and curiosity so that they are down to earth, ambitious and unafraid to embrace challenges. It sets out to encourage pupils to develop a scholarly and bold approach to learning, along with the personal qualities of integrity, compassion, respect and an understanding of their social responsibilities. Throughout the school, pupils make rapid progress in developing knowledge, skills and understanding across all areas of the curriculum …Pupils develop excellent study skills [and] approach open-ended challenges with vigour and determination, saying they like to go beyond the point given by their teachers. Their attitude to learning is outstanding. Pupils are highly motivated and they are determined to be the intellectual, intrepid and innovative learners of the school’s values.”