Portrait of the Headteacher

Welcome to LWS Online

From David Wybron MA, Headteacher…

Lord Williams’s School is a thriving and popular comprehensive school serving the Thame community and its surrounding rural area. We pay particular attention to each individual student to promote their personal, social and educational development, encouraging all students to achieve at the highest possible level. As a result of our continuing success, Lord Williams’s School is consistently oversubscribed.

We are an inclusive school. We cater for all abilities and we provide access for all students; this is reflected in our work with the more able, with students with a range of learning and other difficulties and in our admissions policy for the Sixth Form.

We promote high quality teaching and learning; we attract talented, committed and conscientious teachers who produce stimulating and challenging learning activities in the classroom helped by experienced support staff. We work in teams and we work as a team.

The range of extra-curricular opportunity is considerable and we encourage all students to participate and take advantage of opportunities in all areas. On the sports field we encourage competitive sport, team spirit and participation by everyone. All year groups have access to an extensive range of visits and exchanges, home and abroad. Outdoor education is promoted through the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme and World Challenge. Art exhibitions, musical events, drama and dance productions ensure a rich diversity of participation in the arts.

We pride ourselves on the pastoral care of our students. We help children to have a sense of belonging and we respect their individuality. They in turn are encouraged to have a respect and a care for others and to value the environment in which we all live.

All of this is underpinned by our strong partnership with parents, staff, students, governors, the local community and the local education authority.

If you do not already know the school, you are very welcome to visit us to see for yourselves the opportunities we provide for our students.