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We are fortunate to have a superb learning environment where our students aspire to achieve academic excellence, where they are encouraged to participate and excel in the wider school curriculum, and where their ambitions are nurtured so that they can succeed in the next stage of their educational journey. We are proud to reflect the population of our local community, with a good mix of boys and girls from all backgrounds in our borough. Our diversity is one of our strengths. Our academic curriculum is at the heart of school life and ensures that all students get the opportunity to study academic disciplines and whilst we want all our students to leave Holloway School with the currency they need to access the next stage of their education and to have an unrelenting focus on hard work and discipline, we know that getting great exam results is only half of a good education: we are determined to deliver as many opportunities as we can for every child to flourish outside the classroom. We have excellent facilities and outdoor space, including a swimming pool, and all of our Year 7 and 8 students learn to play the violin. At Holloway School, we assume that our learners will achieve their best. We know that our learners will respond to clear boundaries and a clear vision. If we show our students that we believe in them and encourage them to have belief in themselves, their confidence grows and there is no surprise with what they can achieve. Our students will leave school not only academically qualified but confident, mature, and ready to prove themselves. Our vision & mission: Aspire - Aspire to be actively committed and motivated in our endeavors as well as ambitious in our expectations of academic, creative, and sporting excellence. Achieve - Achieve in a calm and safe environment that enables us to accomplish great outcomes. We will learn by being resourceful, resilient, and reflective, and having respect for each other. We will make positive contributions to our community. Succeed - Succeed in nurturing successful and happy citizens, both personally and academically, developing confident, articulate, and helpful young adults who are ready for the next stage of their education. Holloway School is now a member of the Islington Sixth form Partnership: this means that all of our students are guaranteed a place to study beyond the age of 16 at City and Islington College - an OFSTED rated "Outstanding" provision. We have thoroughly reviewed our curriculum for 2016 – 17 to ensure that we provide our students with an educational experience that is broad, balanced, and prepares them for the next stage of their education. All students at Holloway follow the National Curriculum through a weekly, 20-period timetable. Across all year groups, there is a strong focus on the core subjects of English, mathematics, and science. For these subjects, students are taught in sets. The composition of these groups is kept under review and students may move groups periodically. In Years 7 and 8 students also study either French or Spanish, history, geography, and RE and computing as well as art, drama, and the different disciplines within design technology which are taught on a carousel model. For our new Year 7s, we are now part of the MISST (Music in Secondary Schools Trust) program which means that every student in the year group will be taught to play either the violin or the viola and will have the opportunity to perform in ensemble and orchestral groups regularly. In Year 8, students have the opportunity to begin to make choices about the subjects that they wish to continue studying alongside the core subjects. All students in Year 9 will study English, mathematics, science, and a language. They must also continue to study either history or geography (they can continue with both if they wish) and PE. During Year 9, students have the opportunity to review the choices they have made previously and decide on the subjects they wish to pursue to GCSE level, based on their interests and aptitude. On offer are not only the subjects they will have experienced during Key Stage 3 but also subjects such as business studies and statistics. At Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11), students study a core range of subjects: English language, English literature, mathematics, science (students can either take a double award or study the three separate sciences of biology, chemistry, and physics) and either history or geography. They can then pick three subjects to study leading to GCSE or equivalent accreditation. Holloway School is committed to meeting the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. The school follows the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (2001) and uses the same definition of SEN i.e. that students have special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provisions to be made for them. Holloway School was founded in 1907, originally as a boys' school. We have had many developments on this site since then, but we are now a fully comprehensive school for 11-16-year-old boys and girls. View full school

We are very pleased to welcome you to our school. We are a one form entry primary school, catering for children from 3 to 11 years old. As a church school, we serve the diverse local community and pride ourselves on our supportive, inclusive ethos. Our vision statement highlights our commitment to providing all our children with the opportunity and encouragement to excel and achieve success in a stimulating and safe environment. One of the advantages of our small school is the relationships that we develop with our pupils and parents and we work incredibly hard to ensure that the experience every child has at school is a positive and happy one. We always look for ways to further improve our school and some of the key areas that we are focusing on in the year ahead are set out in our School Development Plan (SDP). We strive to deliver a curriculum that will inspire and challenge our children. Our vision statement outlines the aspirations we have for our school and its children. This is underpinned by our core values. As a Church of England school, much of what to do is shaped by our Christian values such as friendship, perseverance, and thankfulness. These link to our shared British values: Democracy Individual liberty The rule of law mutual respect Tolerance We are a visionary school that seeks to instill a lifelong love of learning. Our core Christian values will inspire and prepare our children to lead successful and fulfilling lives". St John’s is a small, caring Church of England Primary School. It is committed to supporting our pupils to be happy, successful, and fulfilled throughout their lives. We believe that everyone is unique and valued by God. We aspire to be a high achieving school that provides an outstanding education: Being inclusive, celebrating diversity, and valuing all religions, faiths, cultures, and backgrounds Providing a rich and stimulating curriculum that will inspire and challenge Being a happy, healthy, and safe place Providing excellent care, guidance, and support With a strong partnership between school, parents, and the community We seek to promote core values within our children, preparing them for a successful life, being: Considerate and respectful with excellent manners Confident, happy, independent, and self-motivated Co-operative and collaborative Honest and trustworthy Resilient, hardworking, and determined Highly principled with moral, spiritual, cultural, and social awareness, including shared British Values At St John's we follow the New National Curriculum for all subjects and have worked hard to ensure that it is delivered in a way that is creative, inspiring, and challenging. We believe that the following key principles are important in our curriculum. Breadth - We teach all subjects in the national curriculum and also try to provide ample opportunities to support children's spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. Balance - We try to ensure that sufficient time and weight are given to each subject so that children achieve well the national expectations. Creativity - We believe that children learn best when they can make links, both within and between subjects. We teach our humanities and science through a cross-curricular approach, enabling our pupils to apply the core skills of literacy and maths within a context. We also try to deliver lessons in a variety of ways to support children with different learning styles and needs - visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic. Inspiring and relevant - Children learn best when they are engaged and stimulated by their learning and we try to ensure that our curriculum reflects this with units of work that will enthuse and motivate. Challenging - We have high expectations for all our children from when they enter Nursery to when they leave in Year 6. Our curriculum reflects this and, combined with our focus on consistent quality teaching, ensures our children leave St John's prepared for the next stages of their learning, including being "secondary ready". Our topics are cross-curricular and have a wide range of trips planned to inspire the children's learning. Our children and parents particularly like our whole school projects such as science week or Carnival where we work together to bring learning to life and have fun. We believe that all children should be challenged and stimulated to achieve the very best they can at St John’s. Lessons are carefully differentiated to ensure that teaching and learning are accurately matched to the needs of all pupils, including the ablest. We also have a range of additional groups and activities to provide opportunities for our most able pupils to excel. These include our “Bookworms” reading group, “mad scientists club” and art club. We also have peripatetic music lessons to provide opportunities for our keen musicians. View full school