Welcome to St John's C of E Primary School

On behalf of the pupils, parents, staff and governors I would like to welcome you to St John's Church of England Primary School and to our website. The website is designed to be used by existing parents and families as well as being a great place to find out more by visitors. All staff work extremely hard to deliver on our vision and values and we are proud to be a church school that works very closely with our local church.

 Craig Twin,  Head Teacher

SIAMs inspection report comment

• This is a Church of England school that is proud to uphold and develop its Christian distinctiveness and this clearly underpins the school's work ensuring that the academic and pastoral needs of all its learners are met.

Ofsted Inspection October 2022

Ofsted Comments:

• Leaders have developed an ethos in which pupils develop confidence socially and academically. Parents, pupils and staff are proud of their school and its caring, inclusive approach. 
• This is a welcoming school. Pupils are proud to be part of the St John’s community and their behaviour is good.
• Parental comments such as ‘I cannot speak highly enough of the support and encouragement my child receives’ and ‘We are consistently pleased with the teaching and ethos of the school’
• There is a positive ‘buzz’ around St John’s Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.
• Parents are positive, particularly about the school’s caring ethos.
• Pupils told me how much they enjoy their learning, and this was clearly evident in my visits to each classroom.

Parent Feedback:

• St John’s is a lovely happy school with a great sense of community and support. It is good to hear what is happening in school on Dojo and in the Newsletter which are really helpful as a parent, if children aren’t great about talking about their day! The School takes care of the children and helps a lot with guiding the children to make good choices.
• We are extremely happy with the school, thank you so much!
• I have been impressed with the communication between school and myself since my child started in reception. They are very happy and loves the learning environment. His teachers have helped him and he looks forward to school each day.
• Both my children have attended St John’s and I cannot fault it. The staff are amazing and it’s a lovely school.
• Thank you for all of your hard work that you do for the children and families of St John’s Primary School. We feel fortunate to have lived so close to your lovely school, as it made selecting schools for our two children very easy. ??? has had the most amazing primary school experience and this is largely due to the culture you and your staff have created in the school. ???? has grown to love school too. As a very young 4 year old in September, who was upset and nervous every morning she grew into the enthusiastic, school loving (still 4 year old) that she is now

Headteacher:  Craig Twin

Deputy Headteacher: Paul Arrowsmith

SENCo and Early Years Leader: Karen Lee

Office Manager:  Sarah Palmer

Secretary:  Caron Farrell