Catholic Life & Mission
“I joined the school because God has a central role in both the community and curriculum.”
Parent Survey
2023
“The school is a community where every child and member of staff is known by each other, this means we can really understand and support each other.”
Parent Survey
2023
As a Catholic Primary School, we keep Christ at the very centre of everything we do.
Our school vision is firmly based in the Catholic Life that we share, and our motto of ‘Live, Love, Learn’ is founded upon Christ’s commandment to ‘Love one another’ (John 13 verse 24) – something that we try and show in every single day of our life at school.
We are a Catholic School and disciples of Christ:
- All are welcome.
- We keep the Word of God close at all times.
- We are witnesses for Christ.
- We worship together.
- We look after each other.
- We seek to reveal God to each other as part of our daily lives; in everything we say and do!
You can find our RE and Collective Worship Policies on our Policies page.
We are delighted to welcome Bishop-elect Stephen Wang as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Appointed by Pope Leo XIV in July 2026, Bishop-elect Stephen brings with him a wealth of experience in parish ministry, education, chaplaincy and priestly formation. He has most recently served for five years as Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome and was instrumental in developing Sycamore, a faith formation programme now used by Catholic communities, schools and universities around the world. Bishop-elect Stephen has expressed his great excitement about getting to know the people, parishes and schools of our Diocese, and we look forward to welcoming him to our school community. As he prepares for his new ministry, we keep him in our prayers and ask God to guide and bless him as he begins this important new chapter.
As a Catholic school, we are proud to look to Pope Leo XIV as the shepherd and leader of our worldwide Church. Since his election in May 2025, he has reminded us of the importance of living our faith with hope, kindness, courage and love. We look to him for guidance and inspiration as we try to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and to make our school and our wider community places where everyone feels welcomed, valued and cared for.
Pope Leo XIV has spoken particularly strongly about the importance of education and the role of Catholic schools. He reminds us that education is about much more than gaining knowledge and achieving good results; it is about developing the whole person, recognising the dignity and uniqueness of every child and helping each of us discover how we can make a positive difference in the world. His message inspires us at our school to learn with curiosity, live with compassion and use our gifts to serve others. We pray for Pope Leo XIV and ask God to guide him in his ministry as he leads our Church and encourages us all to be people of faith, hope and love.
You can have flaws, be anxious, and even be angry,
but do not forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world.
Only you can stop it from going bust.
Many appreciate you, admire you and love you.
Remember that to be happy is not to have a sky without a storm,
a road without accidents,
work without fatigue,
relationships without disappointments.
To be happy is to find strength in forgiveness,
hope in battles,
security in the stage of fear,
love in discord.
It is not only to enjoy the smile,
but also to reflect on the sadness.
It is not only to celebrate the successes,
but to learn lessons from the failures.
It is not only to feel happy with the applause,
but to be happy in anonymity.
Being happy is not a fatality of destiny,
but an achievement for those who can travel within themselves.
To be happy is to stop feeling like a victim,
and become your destiny’s author.
It is to cross deserts,
yet to be able to find an oasis in the depths of our soul.
It is to thank God for every morning, for the miracle of life.
Being happy is not being afraid of your own feelings.
It’s to be able to talk about you.
It is having the courage to hear a “no”.
It is confidence in the face of criticism,
even when unjustified.
It is to kiss your children,
pamper your parents,
to live poetic moments with friends,
even when they hurt us.
To be happy is to let live the creature that lives in each of us, free, joyful and simple.
It is to have maturity to be able to say: “I made mistakes”.
It is to have the courage to say “I am sorry”.
It is to have the sensitivity to say, “I need you”.
It is to have the ability to say “I love you”.
May your life become a garden of opportunities for happiness …
That in spring may it be a lover of joy.
In winter a lover of wisdom.
And when you make a mistake,
start all over again.
For only then will you be in love with life.
You will find that to be happy is not to have a perfect life.
But use the tears to irrigate tolerance.
Use your losses to train patience.
Use your mistakes to sculptor serenity.
Use pain to plaster pleasure.
Use obstacles to open windows of intelligence.
Never give up ….
Never give up on people who love you.
Never give up on happiness,
for life is an incredible show.
Pope Francis