Carterton Community College

We are committed to providing education that transforms lives, and we are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence for every student regardless of their needs and abilities on entry.

This is a hugely exciting time for our school as we have the opportunity to shape and support students’ aspirations.  We believe that our core ethos and values can transform lives and equip students for the future.  We are currently a standalone Local Authority school and work in close partnership with Cambrian Learning Trust.

Our approach 

Our hope to continue to raise the aspirations of the school community and wider stakeholders in ensuring that CCC is an all-inclusive, high-achieving school which produces the best possible outcomes for its students both personally and academically.

Our aim is to ‘make school unmissable’, providing our students with a wide, rich set of experiences which make them feel a sense of belonging, empowerment, purpose and success in preparation for adulthood. This will be secured through a bespoke curriculum which matches the needs of all who walk through the gates.

Alongside this we would like to broaden the range of enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities to support and enhance our curriculum. Culture and Ethos will be at the core of our progress as a school, and we will be collaborating with students, parents and all other stakeholders in embedding values and character drivers so that they become an inherent part of school-life.

Furthermore, we will build upon the excellent interventions already in place, ensuring a level playing field for every student regardless of their ability on entry. We will strive to be inclusive.

Pastoral Care

Pastoral support at CCC is exemplary and school values reflect our determination to offer our youngsters the best possible education in a safe and healthy environment. We are committed to Oxfordshire’s Service Pupil Promise to support students from service families. We work closely with RAF Brize Norton

Our curriculum principles 

We aim to ensure that all our children have access to the most contemporary curriculum which prepares them for life beyond CCC.  Our curriculum principles are clear: we aim to make sure our curriculum: 

• Is ambitious and designed to give all learners, particularly the most disadvantaged, the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life. 

• Extends beyond the academic by providing opportunities to develop and discover their interests and talents. Learners are supported to develop their character and help them to know how to keep physically and mentally healthy – including resilience, confidence and independence including making the right lifestyle choices. 

• Prepares learners for life in modern Britain, equipping them to be responsible, respectful, active citizens who contribute positively to society; developing their understanding of fundamental British values. All learners will develop their understanding and appreciation of diversity, celebrating what we have in common and promoting respect.  

• Is coherently planned and sequenced towards age-appropriate skills and knowledge development. Continual assessment will be used to help learners to embed and use knowledge fluently, to check understanding and to inform teaching.  

• Has a rigorous approach to the teaching of reading, writing and oracy that develops learners’ confidence and enjoyment of learning.

• Provides a range of opportunities to ignite a passion for interests aligned to specific subjects and further students interests and hobbies outside of the classroom.  

My motto is: “Every Student, Every Grade, Every Opportunity!” 

Matt Maudsley

Headteacher