Callerton Academy
Welcome, Ethos & Values
Katie Innes, Principal
Welcome to Callerton Academy, an exciting and inspiring place to learn and grow, where we are passionate about creating inspired futures. Our academy is built on a commitment to nurturing every student’s potential, empowering them to thrive academically, socially, and personally. We set high expectations for ourselves and our students, fostering a culture of ambition, respect, and kindness.
Opened in September 2021, we began our journey with our first Year 7 cohort and continue to grow year by year through new intakes.
As a proud member of Gosforth Group, we are part of a family of schools united by a shared commitment to excellence, collaboration, and 'Creating Futures'. This partnership enhances our ability to deliver an outstanding education and ensures our students benefit from a broad network of support and opportunity.
Our values reflect the heart of our school community: honesty, trust, reliability, respect for the rights of others, care for every member of society, environmental responsibility, and kindness. These principles guide our work and help us create a safe, supportive, and aspirational environment for all.
We are proud of our students, our staff, and the wider community we serve. I encourage parents and carers who want to know more to explore our website and attend one of our open events.
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing all that makes Callerton Academy such a special place to learn and grow.
Our Ethos & Values
Our principle aim is to encourage high expectations and high standards of achievement, both academic and personal. ‘Creating Futures' reflects this aim: to educate, support and nurture all our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their aspirations.
Our values embrace honesty, trust, reliability, creativity, respect for the legitimate rights of others, care for the vulnerable members of society, regard for the environment and kindness towards other people.
We believe that a calm, friendly, disciplined atmosphere, in which hard work and co-operation are respected, is the best way to promote these values.
We aim to:
- Recognise and value each student (school or adult) as an individual with their particular abilities, needs and aspirations.
- Offer learning experiences which extend students and promote their personal development, regardless of academic, social or cultural background.
- Ensure a genuine equality of opportunity.
- Build self-esteem and confidence through membership of a caring, secure community.
- Celebrate the success and achievement of all students.
- Offer guidance and counselling to assist students in the planning of their future education and careers.
- Promote working partnerships between schools and the wider community at local, national and international levels.
- Encourage a love of learning that will be with our students throughout their lives.