Immanuel & St. Andrew C.E. Primary School

Immanuel is a highly respected, over-subscribed, diverse and thriving Primary school set in the heart of Streatham. Our vision – fondly known as “The Immanuel Way” - is to prepare children for life-long learning, valuing the uniqueness of every child and providing for their needs within the context of Christian values, a safe and secure environment and a world-class curriculum. We are committed to high academic standards, high expectations and high aspirations which drives our belief in “Excellence for all. Excellence from all.”

We endeavour to nurture our children, to enable them to grow in their faith, become high academic achievers, develop enquiring minds and take responsibility by being global citizens. Our role, in partnership with parents, is to build the foundations for a successful education, to enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfil every aspect of their potential and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part in the world and their community.

We are a school that has a sharp focus on Safeguarding and keeping our children safe. We actively promote our Christian Values and British Values throughout our curriculum. You are warmly invited to visit our school and explore our website for further information on “The Immanuel Way”. We look forward to welcoming you to our school.

Our school vision is has deeply embedded biblical roots at the heart of our foundation. We believe that every person has their own role to play in helping to create a peaceful and just society and we encourage our pupils, staff and parents to recognise and give thanks for their own individual gifts and talents. By having self-belief, each person can use their gifts and talents to help themselves and the whole society flourish. As stated in the document, “The Fruit of the Spirit: A Church of England Discussion Paper on Character Education,

“We see the ultimate purpose of education as the promotion of “life in all its fullness.” Education is about more than just producing increasingly efficient economic units: it is about developing people who can flourish in all areas of their lives. Character education is essential to this.”

As God is present with us and gave us His best, we offer up our lives as an offering to him and giving Him our best through excellence to the glory of His name. We are committed to a standard of excellence at Immanuel from all members of our school community.

“Character education equips young people to grow in wisdom, hope, community and dignity and is shaped by an understanding of God at work in the world, present and active in shaping each individual’s developmental story. It is fundamental to the pursuit of academic excellence, and stands at the heart of all aspirational teaching, learning and pastoral care.” (Leadership of Character Education, CEFL)