About CHS News Early Years to Juniors Seniors Sixth International Parents Admissions Diary Contact Announcements: all current announcements > Other places Admissions Taster days and enquiries Sport Extra-curricular Enhanced Learning Aims and Ethos Statement of Clifton High School's Ethos Our philosophy at Clifton High School is simple. Provide a secure, purposeful environment, deliver first class teaching that inspires and challenges and celebrate each child for who they are and what they do. Academic success is incredibly important to us at Clifton High School. Our selection process includes rigorous academic assessment ensuring we select boys and girls with academic ability. Combined with our first class teaching, Clifton High pupils achieve their very best. But it’s important that we don’t measure success through league tables alone. We put as much emphasis on who our pupils become as what they have achieved. With this in mind, social and personal development are crucial. We celebrate individuality and our aim is to produce free-thinking young people with belief in themselves, confidence to pursue their ambitions and the resilience to succeed whatever life throws at them. Alongside this we believe that the privilege of excellent education brings with it responsibility and we send young people into the world who are ready to make a real and positive contribution to society. Clifton High School is a non-denominational Christian school. . What makes us unique? CHS is the only school in the South West to offer the Diamond Model of education. For certain subjects, boys and girls of a certain age learn best in single sex groups. The Diamond Edge model of education sees boys and girls taught together until Year 6, then separately for Years 7-9 in subjects where this is most beneficial and together in other subjects where mixed work is productive. Boys and girls then come back together for Years 10-13 to study their chosen examination subjects for GCSE and A level. We believe that this offers the best of all worlds, socially and academically, for both boys and girls. Click here to read and hear more about the Diamond Model. AIMS of Clifton High School 2012-2015 We want our girls and boys to: Learn in an environment where they will be happy, safe and secure Find excitement and satisfaction in learning and use their abilities to the full Enjoy a breadth of opportunities Know they are valued as individuals and that their individual talents are recognised Work hard and take responsibility for their own learning Develop confidence to embrace challenges Have good manners and a respect for others Recognise they have a responsibility to themselves, our school community and the wider world Leave us with the qualifications and the qualities to enjoy a fulfilling life Have access to high quality facilities As a staff we want to: Be highly committed to the welfare and education of boys and girls and life-long learning Be passionate, innovative, supportive and experts at what they do Have the highest ambition for and expectations of ourselves and every pupil Feel valued and recognised for our contribution to school life We want our parents to: Play a significant role in their child's education Be an important part of the school community Feel that their children are being valued as individuals and well educated Commit to their child being educated at CHS from nursery school to sixth form Feel that their significant investment is money well spent © 2021 Clifton High School. All rights reserved. College Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3JD | 0117 973 0201 Contact us Terms of use Privacy policy Staff area ISI secure area Admin section We would like to place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. I wish to accept cookies from this website. Decline