St Johns Church of England Primary School

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School Profile
NAME: St Johns Church of England Primary School
URN: 137071
LA: Kent
TOWN: Canterbury
POSTCODE: CT1 1BD
PHASE: Primary
TYPE: Voluntary controlled school
GENDER: Mixed
PUPILS: 436
CAPACITY: 420
FSM_PCT: 48.20
WEBSITE: www.stjohns-canterbury.kent.sch.uk/
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14

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St John's Church of England Primary School - Welcome from our Headteacher
Home Our School Welcome from our Headteacher Welcome from our Headteacher I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to St John's Church of England Primary School. My name is Mrs Jo Williamson and I have the privilege of being the Headteacher. Our school is an inclusive community where everyone is valued, respected and challenged to achieve their full potential. At St John's we want every day to be a learning opportunity. We aim to keep well-being at the centre of all we do and we want all children, parents and staff to feel happy and safe. We are building a community that reflects the Church of England's Vision for Education: Educating for wisdom, knowledge and skills Educating for hope and aspiration Educating for community and living well together Educating for dignity and respect Please take the time to browse our website, but if you really want to find out about us, then come see us in school and see for yourself. Kind regards Jo Williamson Headteacher St John's Church of England Primary School 01227 462360

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St John's Church of England Primary School - Vision and Values
Home Our School Vision and Values Vision and Values Our Vision: Our school vision was created with input from children, staff, parents and governors. Involving our whole school community, we believe that our vision statement sums up who we are as a family and what we believe our role is as a school. If you have any questions about what our vision statement ‘looks like’, please ask. Our vision comes from Matthew 13 v 31-32 “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” Our vision for all in our school is that we enable children to gather (together as a community), grow (together and individually) and go (into our wider community), having a positive impact on those around them as they move on. Just like how the birds of the air make nests in the trees' branches, in our school, each class is named after a bird. Our Living and Learning Values: Our values are what makes our school, just as the branches and leaves make the mustard tree. We gather our school community to teach and show our values. Our vision for St John’s produces 3 Learning Values (grow) and 3 Living Values (go), these are at the heart of the everyday behaviours we expect to see in all members of our school community: Learning: Perseverance Ambition Teamwork Living: Honesty Kindness Peace We have studied different Bible stories that help us to understand what these values mean, where they have come from and what they look like in our school. At St John's, our Christian identity underpins everything: who we are, what we do and how we treat one another. Without this, we wouldn't be what makes us 'us'. Our School Prayers: Twice a day at St John's, the children gather in their classes to thank God for their lunch and their day of learning. Our school prayers, which reflect our school vision, are: Lunchtime: Thank You, God, for food today, For friends and fun and time to play. End of day: We gather here to end the day, Thank you, God, for work and play, Grow us in your love and light And guide us as we go tonight. Amen

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St John's Church of England Primary School - British Values
Home Our School British Values British Values British Values are a key part of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development, and vital in order to enable children to grow up to be positive, engaged and proactive citizens. The government defines British Values as: democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance* of those with different faiths and beliefs. (* Note: at St John’s we dislike this wording so prefer to use ‘appreciationâ€â„


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