Mission Statement

Strive, thrive, achieve

  • The Danesgate Community aims to help young people strive to develop positive behaviours and constructive attitudes and to overcome barriers to learning.
  • The Danesgate Community aims to provide young people with skills to overcome learning barriers for the future, in order that they can thrive in society
  • The Danesgate Community aims to teach young people to achieve academically and socially – all of our pupils have different starting points and experiences of school when they join Danesgate.

Equality of opportunity is at the heart of everything Danesgate does. We are committed to making sure that each student gets every last opportunity to achieve and be able to make a positive contribution to society in the future.

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