St Luke's Church of England Primary School

St. Luke’s School is located on the Isle of Dogs in the heart of Docklands. It is a successful two form of entry school and is currently attended by nearly 400 pupils from 3-11 years. At St. Luke’s we deliver a broad, rich and varied curriculum which includes a range of extra-curricular learning experiences through music, sport, art and educational trips.

St. Luke’s C.E. Primary School is a safe, welcoming and nurturing school that offers a sense of belonging. We value our partnership with Christ Church which contributes to our distinct and rich Christian ethos. We are a growing school yet we pride ourselves that we know each and every child inside out. We do our best to help each child find their strengths and talents so that they will flourish and be challenged. Staff work in partnership with parents and carers to ensure that all children develop their potential across our diverse community, having relentlessly high expectations of ourselves and others.

We are a Christian school community that seeks to instil a lifelong love of learning. Our core values inspire and prepare our children to lead successful and fulfilling lives. St. Luke’s is a caring Church of England Primary School that is committed to supporting our pupils to be happy, successful, generous and fulfilled throughout their lives. We believe that each of us is unique and valued by God—all made in his image. And so we aspire to provide an outstanding education for all. We do this by:

• Promoting the highest standards of teaching and learning, with excellent leadership.
• Being inclusive, celebrating diversity including all religions, faiths, cultures and backgrounds.
• Providing a rich and stimulating curriculum that will inspire and challenge all our learners.
• Being a safe, healthy and happy place.
• Providing excellent care, guidance and support.
• Having a strong partnership between school, parents and the community.

We seek to promote core values within our children that will prepare them for a successful life. They should be:

• Hardworking, showing enthusiasm for their learning and striving towards high personal standards and excellence in all that they do.
• Kind and respectful with excellent manners.
• Co-operative and collaborative, developing strong partnerships for learning, personal and spiritual growth and development.
• Honest and trustworthy treating others fairly and safely.
• Resilient and determined, showing great courage and a willingness to take responsibility for the impact that they have on others.
• Highly principled with moral, spiritual, cultural and social awareness, including shared British Values.

At St Luke’s, we encourage children to learn confidently and to communicate what they have learnt. We believe that children should have the benefit of a broad and balanced curriculum which extends and enriches their knowledge and understanding of the world we live in- so that they are able to make a valuable contribution as they grow. We are particularly keen to develop the ‘whole child’ and as such seek to further children’s interest in music and art through our collaboration with specialist partners such as ‘Thames Music’. We ensure children receive a rich curriculum by extending opportunities through theatre visits, visiting performers and musicians and school trips, including residential, to a range of places.

At St Luke’s, we firmly believe that children learn best when they are able to make connections in their learning and apply skills learnt. Each half-term we will be looking at a theme which will encompass many curriculum areas; the themes chosen are those which we feel will captivate the children’s interest and their enthusiasm for learning. We believe that children learn best when they are actively involved. “Learning by doing” makes the work more interesting, more meaningful and more likely to make sense and be remembered. This kind of learning helps children to think more clearly, to raise questions, try out ideas and to record their findings.