Downham's 5Cs
At Downham we passionately believe in working towards helping every child realise their full potential. We also believe that education is a shared responsibility between home and school. As such, we endeavour to ensure that parents are kept fully informed about school life and their child’s learning. We encourage the involvement of our parents throughout their time at school. Our school staff, governors, parents and pupils work together to create an ethos in which each person feels valued and respected as a member of our school and wider community.
At Downham, we are proud to have a strong and dedicated teaching staff that bring a vast amount of knowledge, experience and expertise to the school. We pride ourselves on our relationships with children, parents, staff and the wider community.
“Pupils say the adults at this school are ‘amazing’ and that pupils are ‘kind and respectful’. They say it feels like being part of a family.” Ofsted 2021.
We believe that education should be about the ‘whole life’ and should be rich in experiences and personal development. Life is a gift and we do our best to give our pupils experiences that will nurture their development academically, socially and spiritually.
We provide a caring environment in which Christian values are upheld through our 5 core values, also known as the Downham 5Cs, which are at the heart of everything that we do. “They flow through school life, resulting in a harmonious, happy place for all pupils to learn.” SIAMS 2017
Courage
Challenge
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Alongside the 5Cs, that permeate our curriculum, and our collective worship as a Church of England school, pupils and staff have high expectations of each other to be respectful. Pupils and adults are caring, courteous and considerate of each other in our school community.
