John Donne Primary School - JDPS

Welcome to John Donne Primary School, a diverse and vibrant school in the heart of Peckham.  We appreciate you taking the time to find out about us and our school.

John Donne is an exciting, creative and dynamic school where our focus is to give all children every opportunity to become successful, confident, curious and happy learners who will become future leaders and innovators.  Our broad and aspirational curriculum is designed to support our children to achieve well academically as well as building the skills that will empower them spiritually, morally, socially and culturally to respond to a rapidly changing world.

To be happy, curious and successful members of our local and global communities, we know that the children of John Donne will need to not only achieve highly in reading, writing and mathematics but also thrive in creativity, the arts, their passions and beyond. Our aim is that every child leaves John Donne with a strong sense of self and of what makes them special.

Our mission is

• To improve on our previous best.
• To be happy in school and to find pleasure in learning.
• To live in an ethos of fairness, honesty and mutual respect among all members of the school community.
• To develop self-discipline and a positive self-image.
• To be prepared for the next stage in our academic career and for life.

Our core values guide all that we do at John Donne for children and for our staff. They express how we work together to make sure we all achieve our very best both academically and personally.