“Music truly embedded into school life, as you would expect with a cathedral school. All do class music and singing as well as some theory and composing – all taught by music specialists. We observed buzzy classrooms alight with readiness to learn – pupils ultra-keen to tell us what they were working on, much of it kinaesthetic (eg playdough puzzles for maths). The fact that they all stand up (some slower than others) when a visitor walks in belies the…”

“A small school with a big heart, anchored by tradition. Stands out in the area for its emphasis on the pastoral, academic and spiritual. Pupils say ‘you’re not a number, I feel seen here’ and that they feel ‘part of a very special family’.”