St John the Baptist Junior School

At St. John’s we value our excellent reputation for being a friendly, family school. We get to know our pupils as individuals and provide a secure and positive environment; one that stimulates enthusiasm, offers equal opportunity and a challenge for all; one that makes a difference.

Our main school rule, ‘Treat others as you wish to be treated yourself’, is founded in the Christian teachings of ‘Love thy Neighbour’ and embodies our approach to life in St. John’s and beyond.As a result, our pupils enjoy school, care about and help each other and about their wider community.

Our children are at the heart of all we do; we provide a broad and exciting curriculum and offer an array of wide-ranging opportunities for them. We encourage all to ‘Go for it!’ through our positive school motto. As a result, having joined us as infants, from our main feeder Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School, our talented young people leave us as confident, caring, well rounded and inspirational young seniors - they are ready and prepared for their secondary education and the rapidly changing world beyond.

We value our school’s rich history and we drive to be at the forefront of education. We enjoy working and developing partnerships with our wider community, such as Hampton Court Palace, our fellow Richmond Church of England Schools, our Diocesan schools across London and ‘Teaching London’, our LDBS teacher training provider.

Our intake into Year 3 comes from Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School (our feeder school). If your child is in Year 2 at Hampton Wick you are automatically allocated a place in Year 3 at St John’s. Applicants for in-year admissions should contact St John’s to see if a place is available.A St John's Supplementary form must be filled in along with Richmond Borough’s Common Application Form.

As a Christian school the Governors believe that a balanced education should encourage the spiritual and moral, as well as the academic, practical, aesthetic and physical development, of every child in its care.At St John’s we endeavour to provide a broad Christian Education across all aspects of the National Curriculum. It is our aim to enable each child to become spiritually aware, to recognise and support the multi-faith nature of society, to be understanding, tolerant and respectful of others, and to develop both a sense of moral responsibility and purpose. Every child is encouraged to develop both a sense of self-respect and self-discipline within a safe and happy environment, and to grow into self-motivated adults able to function as full members of society.

St John’s is a school which consistently achieves success, not just in academic studies, but also in the Sports and Arts fields. Whatever their talents, every child is welcomed and valued as an individual and is given every opportunity to realise their full potential.

At St John the Baptist School we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice.

At St. John The Baptist School we are particularly proud of our inclusive community. We are committed to meeting the needs of all learners and have high expectations for all children including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). All Richmond Schools are supported by the local authority to ensure that all pupils make the best possible progress in school and are given the greatest chance to meet their potential. Further information and details of the support for young people and their families regarding SEND can be found in the Local Offer managed by Achieving for Children.

It is our belief that every child can achieve personal excellence. Our task is ensure they all do. We get to know our children as individuals and our teaching acknowledges this by including class work, small group work, individual work and independent study.We deliver a broad, creative and balanced curriculum, which not only provides essential knowledge and skills, but also promotes important spiritual, moral, social and cultural beliefs. In essence, we aim to prepare all of our pupils to be well-balanced young people, confident in their ‘Go for it!’ attitude; ready for the next step in their education as they move up to senior school and on into the rapidly changing world beyond.We follow the most current National Curriculum which was revised and updated in 2014.The curriculum at St John’s CE Junior School has been designed to ensure that children receive a broad, balanced and creative curricular entitlement.

We are very fortunate to have a supportive PTA as part of the St John’s family. Every parent and carer automatically becomes a member of the PTA for the duration of their child's time as a student at St John’s.
The PTA is a registered charity and is managed by a committee which is elected each school year. The current PTA Chairperson is Juliet Hartridge and the Treasurer is Lieske Tombokan. Each class has a Class Rep who helps support the committee.

The PTA organizes many varied events throughout the school year including school discos, Advent Fair and Summer Fair, to raise money to support St Johns. They also provide valuable help at school events like Sports Day, Nativity Productions and Drama Club productions.

Over the years, the PTA have provided financial support to enable the school to purchase a new climbing frame, new table-tennis tables for the playground, the landscaping of our new Paradise Garden, Story-Time benches outside the Year 3 classrooms, and school laptops. They also provide regular contributions towards the running of our school minibuses, as well as towards additional class and sports items, and special events held in school for the children.