Ethos

The school is proud of its status as the only Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Buckinghamshire and the staff work hard to maintain its standing in the locality.

The importance of high personal achievement in all aspects of school life is recognised, as is the need for an awareness of Christian attitudes and values. An inclusive approach is taken, encouraging each student to achieve their full potential. The atmosphere in the school is friendly, relaxed, orderly and disciplined. Most importantly, there is a high level of mutual respect between staff and students.

The school places great emphasis on the appearance of its students and uniform is an integral part of the custom and character of the school. Students are expected to exercise responsibility in dressing smartly and sensibly and the dress code is monitored during the course of the year.

The following sums up what Governors understand the ethos to mean in practice:

"Waddesdon offers a safe, caring environment where students and adults develop mutual respect for each other and their wider community."

"Waddesdon’s environment, which fosters good behaviour as the norm, allows and encourages every student to realise their full potential, both academic and cultural, with particular focus on the creative and sporting aspects of the curriculum."

"Waddesdon’s strong emphasis on inclusion across the whole curriculum encourages good social as well as academic skills and attitudes and values every individual’s potential."

" Waddesdon is underpinned by its faith, which through daily assemblies leads to a mutual respect and dignity which fostering good behaviour, smart and happy students, a safe and clean environment, a pride in the school and concern for the local community."

"Waddesdon’s Sixth Form is particularly important in disseminating good behaviour, mutual respect, and strong moral and cultural attitudes through the whole school."