Vision & Ethos

Vision

As a Church of England School in the Diocese of Salisbury, the vision of The Gryphon School is for all students, staff, parents and members of our community to experience life in all its fullness. We express this as living life as a 10:10 school, where we empower Christian flourishing, inspiring young minds by living out our Christian values every day, allowing all our students to grow and flourish to reach their full potential in every area of their lives, both now and in the future.

Our vision is underpinned by the Biblical teaching of John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full”. We support and encourage every student to strive for the highest possible levels of academic achievement alongside developing the personal attributes and qualities to thrive and make a positive contribution throughout life. We aspire for all members of our Gryphon community to experience life in all its fullness.

Values

To reach the aspiration of all members of our community flourishing, we have identified four core Christian values that we aim to achieve to enable us to be a ’10:10’ school, where all our school community can live life in all its fullness. These four values are:

Leadership
Integrity
Fellowship
Exploration

In the tables below we have identified what these four core values might look like in the life of the school, plus the theological underpinning of each.

To download the full Vision & Ethos document, use the link below.  This document includes full details of our vision and ethos, details of spirituality and a copy of the Gryphon Prayer.

Gryphon Vision & EthosDownload

Our school

The Gryphon School is a flourishing Church of England school and academy in the Diocese of Salisbury. We are proud to be at the heart of the Sherborne community and have formed close partnerships with a wide range of community groups and agencies; we have strong links with Salisbury Diocese and the wider Parish.

The Gryphon admits students from age 11 to 19, with over 1500 students on roll. We attract students from a large rural catchment area across North and West Dorset as well as South Somerset.

Every decision made within school is made with reference to our vision of being a school where all students experience LIFE in its fullness.