Principal's welcome
Welcome:
We warmly welcome you to our website to showcase our academy. As the Principal, it is a privilege to lead this amazing school and work with committed students, staff, parent/carers and governors. As a parent myself, I fully understand that choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions you will ever have to make.
Why choose Waterhead Academy?
Waterhead Academy offers a high-quality education within state-of-the-art facilities. Inside our stunning school building, we have incredible sports amenities with a fitness suite, multi-use games area (MUGA) and extensive outdoor space, specialist areas for creative arts, science, technology and even a hair and beauty salon.
Our core values, selected by students of Respect, Ambition and Determination, underpin everything that we do. We passionately believe that, as educators, we have the power and responsibility to inspire our students to be the best they can be - to enable our learners to pursue their dreams ensuring our mantra of learning today – leading tomorrow becomes their reality.
Respect: Our mission is to create a positive and fully inclusive school culture based on high expectations, strong relationships and a mutual respect to enable our students to achieve and leave us with their “passports to success.” At Waterhead we believe in encouraging, rewarding, and reinforcing good behaviour and positive attitudes in students, both inside and outside the classroom.
Ambition: Our dedicated, enthusiastic and talented staff are ambitious for all of our students and make certain every child in their care has the best possible opportunities to succeed, whatever their starting point. We firmly believe it’s our mission to ensure our students strive for the highest standards both academically and socially to enable them to compete in an increasingly competitive world.
Determination: We ensure all our students follow an ambitious and challenging curriculum that is designed to prepare them to participate in what is a fast changing and demanding world. Lessons are designed to nurture confident young people with an aspirational and determined attitude to ‘be the best and to become the leaders of tomorrow’.
Our personal development offer rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED, provides our students with a rich education that prepares our students for life beyond school.
Partnership: We value the support and views of our parent/carers and we aim to work in partnership with them ensuring our children achieve their very best and get the most out of their time at school.
Finally: what stands out about Waterhead is our school culture. Our students come first. It is a very special place to learn and work. It is calm, has warmth, a strong sense of community and shared values. It is a school where all can feel safe and confident to be proud of their achievements. It is a happy place that works hard to prepare young people to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Contact us: We hope our website, newsletters and social media feeds give you a good insight into the high-quality academic and wider educational experience we provide. Should you want to find out more and want to arrange to speak to someone or arrange a visit please contact the office at office@waterheadacademy.co.uk
Mrs T. Foy
Principal