Luckley House School’s mission and vision define its foundational purposes, current aims and objectives, and character, respectively.
The mission is a fundamental statement of intent. Although unchanging in principle, its expression will need to be updated periodically. The vision is how the School’s mission is interpreted and put into effect at the present time. As objectives are realised and circumstances change, the vision will, similarly, need to be refashioned.
Our Mission
The mission is to provide a Christian education for boys and girls of secondary school age, both day pupils and boarders, characterised by academic excellence, a rich and diverse range of opportunity, aspiration and enthusiasm for life, and generosity of spirit.
Luckley House School is designated Church of England, Evangelical under the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (England) (No.2) Order 2004 and is closely linked with Church Society.
Luckley House is built on the foundations of love and service and aims to equip pupils to live their lives well.
Our Vision
Our vision is for pupils to grow into maturity intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually, to become capable and influential young people, and to be equipped to live their lives to the full.
In particular, the School aims to:
- Enable pupils to reach their potential within a secure and caring community, equipping them with the qualifications, skills, and attributes they need to succeed in a global and ever-changing world.
- Promote high aspirations generally and academic excellence in particular.
- Provide an education that extends beyond the academic curriculum, offering a wide range of intellectual, cultural, and sporting activities.
- Encourage independence of thought, intellectual curiosity, ambition, and resilience.
- Foster self-discipline, self-confidence, mutual respect, and cooperation.
- Value the worth, dignity, and contributions of each member of the school community in an atmosphere of friendship and trust.
- Know and support pupils individually.
In support of these aims, the following objectives will govern the School’s operation and development:
- The School’s academic programme will be centred on the National Curriculum and reflect the ability range of pupils. It will be both demanding and encouraging, stretching the most able and gifted, and supporting those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, as appropriate.
- Pupils will be prepared for national and international examinations, but these will be augmented by opportunities to go well beyond syllabuses within such things as a scholars’ programme, academic societies, and the broader co-curricular enrichment programme. There will be an emphasis on encouraging academic excellence and developing pupils’ wider talents particularly within the creative and performing arts and sport.
- Sport, music and drama will be integral to the School’s overall curriculum offering opportunities at all levels of ability and interest.
- Emphasis will be laid on fostering a sense of community, self-confidence, and a commitment to the well-being of others made effective through opportunities both to lead and to serve.
- Teaching staff will be appointed who are well qualified and appropriately experienced. Their professional development, and creating and promoting an aspiration towards excellence, will be of central importance.
- The very best teaching facilities will be developed across the full spectrum of the curriculum.
- We will work with parents to create fruitful partnerships in support of the School’s educational aims, and with current and former parents, alumni, and other friends of the School to promote its development.
- As an expression of the School’s commitment to service, we will seek to be involved in local community activities and more widely, thereby contributing to the well-being of others.
Our Ethos
A Christian understanding informs all the School’s policies and includes recognition of our environmental responsibilities.
There are three pillars on which the School’s Christian ethos rests:
- The perspective that life is a gift.
- The understanding that everyone has the capacity to flourish.
- An attitude of love and service towards others.
Seeing life as a gift encourages thankfulness, a sense of responsibility, and a spirit of generosity.
The capacity to flourish means that every pupil is capable of doing well in relation to his/her gifts and abilities.
An attitude of love and service speaks of a well-oriented life, one directed to the well-being of others and to influencing society and the world for good.
We adopt a Christian worldview as the basis of our understanding of individual dignity, responsibility, and freedom, and as the root of many of the most important societal values including democracy, liberty, and the rule of law. It also implies a commitment to an inclusive and diverse community.
God-given gifts to be identified and developed
A wide range of academic and extra-curricular activities encourage students to find their gifts, and our commitment to the pursuit of excellence helps them to develop their talents to reach the highest possible standards.
At Luckley, pupils have the opportunity to develop spiritually, to reflect on the big questions of life and to refine their moral judgement in order to make wise decisions to shape their own futures and that of our world.