St Andrew the Apostle School

Welcome to St Andrew the Apostle School, a faith-based Christian school with the highest aspirations for all of our pupils.

It is an incredibly exciting time in the life of our school: we can see the diggers in the fields next door as our wonderful new buildings take shape; we have assembled a leadership team with a track record of delivering success both here and elsewhere; and our pupils have just achieved a record set of GCSE grades, with a positive value-added score of almost half a grade per subject.

But we know that a great school is about so much more than academic results. Our supportive, inclusive environment is one where every child is known and valued. Our student and staff body is diverse, and we welcome those from all faiths and none. Sport, music and the arts are all flourishing here. Visitors comment on the friendliness of our school, its community feel and our Christian ethos. They also recognise the focus of our students as they strive to achieve in the classroom and outside of it.

Our values of Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Forgiveness and Fairness provide the basis on which we develop the young people in our care. When they leave our school, our students will know and understand their place in the world, be accepting of others and have a positive mind-set which will enable them to excel in all they do. Excellence, said Aristotle, is a habit, not a single action; we are in the habit of developing outstanding young people through the cultivation of the right values and ethos right from the start of their time with us.

Our high performing, Christian school was established in 2013, from the faith, vision and commitment of a wide group of local parents from the Greek Orthodox community and the Church itself. The school is part of and supported by the Russell Education Trust

We are a growing and successful school but we are unusual within Barnet in that we often take families from outside of the borough, who are committed to accessing the excellence that they can see in abundance here. We know that choosing a secondary school is one of the most important decisions a child and a parent can make.

Vision and Values
We are honoured to be the first state-funded Greek Orthodox secondary school in Britain. Anglican, Roman Catholic and other Church schools are very much respected by parents; and we have been delighted to join them, making our contribution to the high academic standards and values-based education with which Church schools are associated nationally.

In common with most Church schools, a daily act of collective worship is fundamental to the organisation of St Andrew the Apostle. Assemblies are held for the whole school twice a week and in tutor or year groups on the remaining days. We actively encourage an understanding and respect for all faiths and our assemblies draw on the musical and choral traditions of many Christian churches; supporting our students as they develop into respectful and well educated young people. The core Christian values we embody at St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School (known as STA or St Andrew) are: respect, responsibility, caring, fairness, forgiveness, trustworthiness.