St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School

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St John of Jerusalem is a Church of England primary school with a strong Christian ethos and a caring and inclusive environment.
St John of Jerusalem is a school that welcomes applications from families from every culture, faith (or none), and background. We would welcome you to visit our school to get a real feel for our school environment. School tours are conducted on an appointment basis. Please contact the school office to arrange your visit so we know to expect you. If your child has a birthday between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013, you may apply to join our Nursery in September 2015. If your child turns 3 between 1st September 2016 and 31st December 2016, there may be a small number of places available from Spring Term 2017 - please enquire at the School Office.
Applications to our Nursery are made directly to the school, and there are several full-time and part-time places available. Our Admissions policy applies to Nursery places, and it should be noted that children who have attended our Nursery have first preference in the Reception applications process. The Reception applications procedure is managed via Hackney Learning Trust. You will need to complete the online application process here: Hackney Learning Trust in addition to the online application process, you will be required to complete and return our religious observance form, (if applicable), which can be found in the above section. You will need to return this to the school office. Once you've completed your online application, you'll receive an email telling you your 16 digit reference number and preferences expressed. Please make and keep a note of this number with your username and password and check that all details are correct.
At St John of Jerusalem C. Of E. Primary School, we passionately believe that our children have the right to a broad and balanced curriculum. A curriculum that enables our pupils to be successful whilst enjoying learning, take an active part in their learning, make excellent progress and achieve well. Our curriculum integrates the requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum in a bespoke and engaging way. We firmly believe that an engaging and inspirational and creative curriculum can foster curiosity, a real passion, and a love for learning so that children may feel valued and develop into life-long learners, responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.
The curriculum is underpinned by a play-based approach where children have access to all areas of learning within the classroom and in the outside learning area. Children will at times be directly taught a new skill and at other times discover for themselves through carefully planned play opportunities. The curriculum is based on four themes: the unique child, positive relationships, enabling environments, and learning and development. Topics are planned in great detail to take account of children’s interests and skilfully link all the areas of learning. The children are continually observed and assessed by teachers and teaching assistants so that they progress rapidly towards achieving the ‘early learning goals.
All staff members annually receive training on online safety to ensure that they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to support pupils. All pupils also receiving annual sessions on online safety. Along with this, the teaching of staying safe when using digital devices is incorporated into the daily lesson plans that are used when teaching subjects involving the use of digital technology.
The Parents, Teachers, and Friends Association is open to anyone who is a Parent, Carer, or Teacher who would like to contribute to the wider life of the school. We provide volunteers and resources to school events like the origami club, Christmas Fair, International Day, Easter Disco, and Summer Fun Day. Our after-school picnics and family film nights have been a great success and enjoyed by all who attended, as were our annual Christmas and Summer bazaars, respectively. These events are great fun, with everyone pitching in to help, and they strengthen our school community as well as getting a lot done and raising money for the school in the process.
To report a child's absence, you need to call the school no later than 9.15 am and either speak to a member of the admin team or use the automated attendant and leave a message on the pupil absence voicemail. When leaving a voicemail message, clearly state your name, your child's name, their class, and the reason for your absence. If your child is unwell for more than one day, you will need to phone the school each day your child is not well enough to attend school. We cannot assume that if your child is unwell and off school, that they automatically will be absent the following day.

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