Clifton College

Who we are

Clifton College is the founding member of Clifton College Education Group, and is a leading independent day and boarding school educating over 1,200 pupils aged 3 to 18 years.

With over 40 nationalities represented, the College is a proudly inclusive and supportive community for both pupils and staff.

We believe that our people are our greatest asset. With a rich history and a focus on excellence, we are dedicated to creating an atmosphere where everyone can thrive and achieve their full potential.

Our culture and values

Our Vision

Clifton prepares every pupil for a rapidly changing modern world.

Our Mission

To inspire each child to seize learning and opportunity and realise their full potential through an eagerness to embrace life with passion, integrity and resilience, and to make a positive difference to the lives of others.

To be a school with exceptional pastoral care, inspirational teaching, first-class inclusive sport, diverse co-curricular activities and an outstanding environment.

Our values

Integrity

We treat each other with kindness, sincerity and respect. We are liberal and open-minded, free from prejudice and pretension.

Spirit

We are determined to explore and develop what excites and motivates us, to fulfil our potential and realise our dreams.

We are curious, adventurous and intellectually agile.

Resilience

We believe everyone should be empowered and supported to take risks. We are not afraid of setbacks. We learn from our successes and challenges.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

The College supports the principle of equal opportunities and opposes discrimination on the basis of age, sex, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, part-time or fixed-term employment (defined as Protected Characteristics).  Being a committed equal opportunities employer, the College will take every possible step to ensure that employees are treated equally and fairly.  All policies and practices will conform with the principle of equal opportunities in terms of recruitment, selection, training, promotion, career development, discipline, redundancy and dismissal.

EDIB at Clifton 

To educate our commmunity about Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

To celebrate the contributions of marginalised groups to history and to our compemporary society

To embrace and celebrate diversity

To give voice to all members of our community, providing them with the tools to talk about EDIB in a mature and informed way. 

To create a sense of belonging for all members of our community.