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  • Our Mission, Vision and Aims

    Drake Primary School and Little Pirates Childcare, where a world of opportunities awaits

    OUR VISION

    Our school and curriculum empower pupils and staff to be advocates and agents of change for a more sustainable world. 

    OUR MISSION

    • We are imaginative: we dream, we read and travel. 
    • We are inquisitive: we listen, question and challenge.
    • We are disciplined: we improve, hone and practise.
    • We are collaborative: we share, connect and support. 
    • We are persistent: we dare, struggle and stick at it.

    OUR AIMS

    • Prioritise mental health and wellbeing
    • Help everyone find joy in learning, feel safe to make mistakes and know when they are successful
    • Have a curriculum that represents local, national and global diversity 
    • Recognise everyone's role in the future of the world and its climate
    • Make a place where difference and diversity are valued
    • Link learning to the world of work
    • Make pupil, family and staff voice integral to our planning
    • Nurture creativity through the arts
    • Develop a culture of reading for pleasure
    • Ensure our pupils play safely, demonstrate our school values and build resilient friendships