As part of The Prospere Trust we are defined by our vision of  ‘A Fantastic Future for All’. We care about helping our students to be their best and know the only way to do this is through academic achievement, character development and strong pastoral support.

Our vision is easy to understand, but can be complex to achieve, as the world evolves rapidly around us. Is it impossible for us to know exactly what skills will be needed in the workplace twenty years from now, and as such we must give our students a grounding that is both broad and deep. 

The bedrock of our vision is excellent academic results and we deliver a challenging, world class curriculum to prepare students not only for the new GCSE assessment regime but also further education and life beyond. We expect our students to meet our high expectations in terms of commitment and work ethic, but we also seek to ignite their intellectual passions and curiosities so that they become independent, fulfilled learners during their time with us. 

There is so much more to MEA than what happens inside our classroom. Our students benefit from a level of pastoral care and attention that is second to none.

Our ‘Fantastic Futures’ Curriculum and ‘MEA X-tra’, our extra-curricular activities programme, make full use of our state-of-the-art facilities and ensure every child enjoys experiences in areas such as sport, drama and citizenship. 

Our values are based on the British cultural values of respect, openness and inclusion. We recognise that our community has a different ethnic mix to the city we neighbour and it is vital that our students have an understanding of, and confidence with, the complexity and vibrancy of modern British culture.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive ethos and that students, regardless of ability, ethnicity, social background, gender, disability, faith, sexuality, will succeed at MEA. 

Ultimately at MEA we want to create good people who will go out into the world and do what is right. Our values of Safe, Respectful, Ready, Kind and our belief in the power of language and the importance of the spoken word, will develop confident young adults with a strong sense of social responsibility. 

I hope you find everything that you need in our Family Handbook and on our website, but welcome you to get in touch if there is anything more you would like to know about us. 

I look forward to seeing you at MEA soon. 

Mrs Kyra Jones
Principal