Our Mission

St Simon Stock Catholic School roots its ethos on the motto: “Work with Love”. It calls us to develop our Catholic character and expect the highest academic achievements, by means of working as a community in love, actively willing the good of all students, staff and the wider community.

The Prayer of St Simon Stock

Father, you called St Simon Stock to serve you
In the family of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Through his prayers
Help us, like him, to live in your presence
And to work for the salvation of the human family
We ask this through Christ our Lord
Amen.
St Simon Stock, Pray for us

Our Responsorial Prayer

Let all that we do and learn

Response

Be done in love

Our Values

Our Carmelite Charism calls us to service, through the spiritual values of hope, faith and charity and the academic virtues of attainment, appreciation and reflection.

Carmelite Charism

Service

We must “Go and do likewise”, to serve the needs of others.

Community

We are “One Body in Christ”, inclusive and welcoming to all.

Prayer

We are called to “be constant in prayer” to discern God’s love.

Spiritual virtues of the school

Hope

Students are expected to be hopeful, showing respect to themselves, their peers, teachers and the environment.

Faith

Students are invited to faith, participating in regular acts of worship as forms, classes, year groups, and a school.

Charity

Students are expected to be charitable through acts of service in school and the wider community.

Academic virtues of the school

Attainment

Students are expected to maintain a scholarly attitude in all lessons and work to the best of their ability and engage where they can in extra-curricular activities.

Appreciation

Students are invited to appreciate the cultures that enrich our school community and develop and understanding of cultural capital.

Reflection

Students are expected to reflect on their learning and realise that a love of learning can lead to achieving beyond school.