stuart bathurst catholic high school college of performing arts
West Midlands
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School offers a distinctive Catholic and inclusive
education based on traditional Christian values and high expectations. The
school’s motto “Tien Ta Foy” or “Steadfast Faith” underpins a commitment to help
our students grow in self-esteem and realise their full potential. We offer an
education for the development of the whole person: Intellectual and spiritual
Moral and emotional Social and cultural We work in partnership with our: Parents
Primary schools and Parishes Diocese and Local Educational Authority We aim to
provide vibrant experience of Christian community where everyone can flourish.
Students, teachers and support staff are expected to work for the common good of
the whole community. Respect for a person and a person’s property determine the
character of our relationships. Visitors to the school always comment on the
calm and purposeful atmosphere in our classrooms and corridors. This is a school
in which teachers can teach and students can learn. Our unique balance of
traditional values and progressive teaching has enabled our students to achieve
high standards. We never rest and are never complacent. We continue to seek
development opportunities and improve on our best practice. We know that we are
a very good school but working together, united in purpose, we will continue to
go from strength to strength. Stuart Bathurst, our patron, was a man who took
his faith seriously. He was an Anglican priest who made significant personal
sacrifices to become a Catholic. He saw education as the key to personal growth
and as the means to enable Catholics to make the fullest contribution to the
common good of society. From his commitment and achievements, we learn the
importance of a steadfast faith in God and each other. Stuart Bathurst’s example
encourages our students to have faith in God, and we as teachers and parents, to
place our faith in them. We welcome into our community all those who share our
vision, and can actively support our aims and values as a Catholic school.
