School vision statements: examples

If your school vision statement is due for a review, take a look at these examples of how different schools set out their values.

Last reviewed on 20 May 2025
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Contents
  1. Review your vision statement when developing your strategic plan 
  2. Diversity, equality and inclusion
  3. Sustainability and environmentalism
  4. Pupil voice
  5. Examples from faith schools
  6. Examples from special schools

Review your vision statement when developing your strategic plan 

As your vision and values form the foundation of your strategic plan, you’ll want to make sure you’re happy with your vision statement before you delve into strategic planning.

Find out more about how to develop your long-term strategic plan.  

Decide what themes and values matter most to your school, and include them in your vision statement. 

Use KeyGPT, our AI-powered assistant, to come up with 5 ideas for your vision statement or adapt the prompt to ask for ways you could refresh your current statement.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

Hendal Primary School, a community primary school in Wakefield, has a vision statement that includes how:

  • It's a school where everyone feels they belong
  • Uniqueness is valued

Bickley Primary School, an academy in Bromley, has a vision based around the principles that everyone:

The Market Bosworth School, a secondary academy in Leicestershire, sets out