Ofsted 2010:

Outstanding: The effectiveness of care, guidance and support

Outstanding: The extent to which pupils contribute to the wider community

Outstanding: The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage

              

                       Liz Hamilton                                Caroline Roberts

                 Headteacher (on                      Acting Headteacher until July 2011

             secondment to St. Joseph's

       Catholic Primary, Newton Abbot)

Welcome to our website for St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School. Thank you for wanting to find out more about us.

St. John's is a small, friendly Catholic school of around 80 children. We are proud to be a small school and we are fully committed in providing our children with many learning opportunities. Our school community is a happy family whose members care for and value each other. We believe this provides the ideal environment for children to learn and grow.

We take both Catholic and non-Catholic children whose parents are sympathetic to our Catholic ethos. Click here for more details on our admissions procedure.

At St. John’s, we:

• have small class sizes
• maintain high standards of behaviour
• welcome both Catholic/non-Catholic families
• have places available throughout the school
• enjoy very high levels of adult support. We have a general teaching assistant in every classroom not attached to specific children
• believe the number of adults is our greatest resource and our children benefit from the small groups that they are taught in
• have achieved Activemark award for our very good Physical Education provision
• and Artsmark Gold– awarded for our excellent ‘arts’ provision.
• attained a 100% pass rate to Churston Grammar (2008)

Visitors to the school often comment on the lovely atmosphere within the school and on how welcome the children make them feel.

Past inspections have highlighted how committed we are to the education and general welfare of our children. The children are always central to all our decision making. We believe that they thrive in a secure, warm environment that understands and provides for their individual needs.

" Pupils receive a good education and achieve well. The school's work is underpinned by its strong Catholic ethos which is led by the headteacher and espoused by all the staff. The care of each child is of paramount importance and consequently the provision for pupils' care, guidance and support is outstanding."

"The school provides an exciting and interesting education for its pupils. They talked with enthusiasm about their fun activities and about the teachers who are always quick to help them understand when they are stuck. Each child has its own important place in the school and staff are effective in recognising not only what will support pupils' learning but also what will help their personal and social development." Ofsted 2010

This website contains lots of information about our school but the best way to find out about us is to come and visit us with your child and meet our staff and children. You are most welcome to telephone and make an appointment.

Come and visit and see our high-achieving, happy school community in action. We look forward to meeting you soon.

Liz Hamilton

Headteacher

 

What our children say
‘The Arts and Teaching facilities are brilliant.’

‘The adventure playground is great because it has lots of activities and it is fun.’

‘I enjoy role play days like ‘Play in a Day’ ,’Victorian’ and ‘Tudor’ days because I like to dress up and act.’

What parents say

‘I feel that my children have become well rounded individuals caring for everyone around them but also well developed in their learning.’