Our Statutory Documents and Policies

Statutory Information

The school is required by law to make certain information accessible on the website. For ease of access, links to this information have been collated on this page. Please use the buttons below for quick access to the relevant section.

Contact details

Full contact details can be found on our Contact Us page. Please click here for the information.

Should you require paper copies of any documents found on this website please contact the school office team:

Email – office@themendipschool.com or telephone 01749838040.

Admission arrangements (community and voluntary controlled schools)

Full information about our admission arrangements and policies are detailed here. The Mendip School School Admissions Policy can be accessed here.

Ofsted Report

The Mendip School opened in September 2015. The school underwent a full inspection in July 2018 and the full report can be found here.

We had an upgraded inspection October 2023 and you can find the full report here.

Our School Improvement Plan

This section is in the process of being updated, April 2025. However, please find our most recent school improvement plan for the academic year 2024-2025 SDP Summary

DfE Achievement and Attainment Performance Data

Please follow the below link to view our most up-to-date progress data across the Key Stages.

UK Government Schools Performance Service – The Mendip School

School curriculum information for each year group by subject, including phonics/reading schemes and key stage 4 courses/qualifications as appropriate.

On our curriculum pages, links can be found to schemes of work, curriculum overviews and qualifications lists at all areas of the schools. We have mixed year groups, but the curriculum overview indicates which year groups are following which topic in the schemes of work.

Information regarding reading schemes in use at the Mendip School can be found on our English Subject Page.

Students at Key Stage 4 follow a combination of the following courses:

GCSEs in Art (optional), English, Maths, Science
Functional skills in English, Maths and Digital functional skills
Entry Levels in Maths, English, Science
ASDAN Award/Certificate in Personal and Social Effectiveness (optional)
ASDAN short courses in a variety of subject areas
Duke of Edinburgh Award (optional)

Pupil Premium Allocation

Please click on the link below to access our current Pupil Premium Strategy Statement.

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2025 – 2026

Year 7 Catchup Funding

Year 7 catch up funding with impact 2015-16

Year 7 catch up funding with impact 2016-17

Year 7 catch up premium 2017-18 with planned spend

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Primary P.E and Sports Premium

PE and Sport Premium 2024 – 2025

PE and Sport Premium 2025 – 2026

Our School Ethos and Values

The Mendip School’s Ethos, Values and Mission are detailed here.

Our Careers

Please find statutory careers information on our Careers page, here.

SEND Information Report

As of September 2014, the SEN offer/ SEN Information Report for schools must be available on their website. This can be found in the Policies Section below or by clicking here.

Governance

For all information regarding governance of the Mendip School by our Local Governing Body, please click here.

Multi Academy Trust Accounts

The accounts for The Partnership Trust can be found here.

Documentation and Reports as Part of the Partnership Trust

Items such as Articles of Association and Supplemental Funding Agreements for the Mendip School can be found here.

All statutory documents, financial reports and articles of association can be found here.

Complaints Policy

The Mendip School uses the Partnership Trust Complaints policy and procedure. This can be found here.

Equality Objectives

Our equality objectives are based on our analysis of data and other information. They focus on those areas where we have agreed to take action to improve equality and opportunity. The Partnership Trust has set out the following equality objectives for the next three years. Objectives 1-4 and actions to achieve them are further detailed in school improvement plans.

Objective 1 – In relation to Achievement:

• We are committed to improving the attainment of disadvantaged groups of students, including students with Special Educational Needs, students with disabilities and those entitled to Free School Meals so that the gap between their attainment and that of other students is narrowed.

• We will aim to raise aspirations among children and young people, their parents and communities and raise awareness of career and higher education opportunities, to challenge stereotypes.

Details of how we plan to achieve this objective are set out in the individual school’s development plans.

The Trust Executive and Trust Board will monitor and analyse pupil achievement at all schools and across the Trust and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils to achieve these aims.

The School’s Local Governing Body will monitor at individual school level.

Objective 2 – In relation to Teaching and Learning:

• We will ensure that our curriculum (including our programme of enrichment and extracurricular activities) is actively broad and balanced and provides opportunities for all students and promotes understanding between different groups of people, cultures and societies.

• Our curriculum will include an element of PHSE education that tackles stereotypes and challenges students’ perceptions.

• We will ensure that the promotion of our Christian values and British values through our curriculum. This will support and develop our students into responsible citizens of the future.

Details of how we plan to achieve this objective are set out in the individual school’s development plans.

The Trust executive will monitor through their school improvement visits the content of the curriculum to ensure that it achieves these aims and will act on any information that indicates additional support is required.

The School’s Local Governing Body will monitor at individual school level.

Objective 3 – In relation to Behaviour and Safety:

• We will maintain a rigorous anti-bullying stance so that all students and staff, including those with protected characteristics, are protected from harassment and discrimination of all kinds.

• Our behaviour for learning policies will outline how we will deal with students who use discriminatory homophobic or otherwise offensive language.

All schools will have in place clear Anti –bullying and Behaviour for Learning Policies. Staff will receive training in these policies at least once per year.

The Trust Executive will monitor the effectiveness of these policies through their School Improvement Support and report to the Trust Board.

Individual Local Governing Bodies will monitor this at individual school level.

Objective 4 – In relation to Leadership and Management:

• We will demonstrate our commitment to equality and diversity through consistent application of our policies and procedures.

• We will ensure that our systems for recruiting, retaining and managing staff (and potential applicants) support all those in groups protected by the Equalities Act.

• We will endeavour to raise levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities, including regular attendance to ensure equity and fairness in access 6 and engagement. We will aim to raise aspirations among children and parents and raise awareness of career options for all children, challenging gender stereotypes.

Details of how we plan to achieve this:

We will ensure that when considering the recruitment of Governors and Trustees we will give consideration to equality and diversity and representation of the schools which are represented to include equal representation of gender and increased representation of those with protected characteristics.

We will ensure that all staff and governors are aware of current legislation relating to equality and diversity and that all governors and staff understand the Trust’s responsibility in this area

We will undertake equality assessments in relation to new policies

We will analyse and report to the Trust Board on equality and diversity, including through the Gender Pay Gap Report

Details of how we comply with the public sector equalities duty can be found here.

Gender Pay Gap Information

Here is our latest report detailing the gender pay gap in the Mendip Partnership Trust. Gender Pay Gap Report

Our British Values Statement

The Department for Education introduced a statutory duty for schools to promote British values more actively from September 2014, and to ensure they are taught in schools. British values include:

Democracy
The rule of law
Equality of opportunity
Freedom of speech
Individual liberty and mutual respect
Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

At The Mendip School we take our responsibility to prepare children for life in modern Britain seriously. We value the ethnic backgrounds of all pupils and families and undertake a variety of events and lessons to celebrate and explore these alongside other cultures in our country.

We ensure that the fundamental British values are introduced, discussed and lived out through the ethos and work of the school. Our curriculum provides excellent opportunities to deepen and strengthen understanding developing the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of our children.

All children are involved in developing their own class rules and expectations of being good learners, based on the school’s aims and values. Classroom activities introduce themes to focus all children on understanding and embracing our values and aims. This developing values-based understanding from the minute they start school, provides children with the platform for embracing difference and striving for their own goals.

At The Mendip School, we value the voice of the child and promote democratic processes such as our School Council, whose members are elected by their peers. Ideas and events are planned and discussed with a chance for debate and putting forward points of view.

Our duty to safeguard children from radicalisation and extremism through adherence to ‘The Prevent Strategy’ ensures that any dissent or opposition to these fundamental British Values is not tolerated at The Mendip School.

Staff who are Union Officials

Details of the amount of time taken by staff who are union members can be found here

The Mendip School Policies

School Policies that are specific to the Mendip School are set out in this section. Policies that apply to all schools in The Partnership Trust Policies are listed in the section below and can be found here The Partnership Trust Policies.

Accessibility Plan

Attendance Policy with HERS appendix

Admissions Policy

Behaviour Policy including Bullying

Bereavement Policy

Children With Medical Needs Who Cannot Attend School

Curriculum Policy

ECT Induction Policy

EYFS Policy

FEEP Policy – Fire, Emergency and Evacuation Procedures

Family Code of Conduct Policy

First-Aid Policy