Welcome to our website for St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School. Thank you for wanting to find out more about us.

St John's is a small,friendly Catholic school of around 70 children. We are proud to be a small school and we are fully committed in providing our children with many learning opportunities.

Our school community is a happy family whose members care for and value each other. We believe this provides the ideal environment for children to learn and grow. We take both Catholic and non-Catholic children whose parents are sympathetic to our Catholic ethos.

At St John’s, we:

* have small class sizes

* maintain high standards of behaviour

* welcome both Catholic/non-Catholic families

* have places available throughout the school

* enjoy very high levels of adult support. We have a general teaching assistant in every classroom not attached to specific children

* believe the number of adults is our greatest resource and our children benefit from the small groups that they are taught in

* have achieved Activemark award for our very good Physical Education provision

* and Artsmark Gold– awarded for our excellent ‘arts’ provision.

* attained a 100% pass rate to Churston Grammar (2008)

Visitors to the school often comment on the lovely atmosphere within the school and on how welcome the children make them feel.

Past inspections have highlighted how committed we are to the education and general welfare of our children. The children are always central to all our decision making. We believe that they thrive in a secure, warm environment that understands and provides for their individual needs.

‘Care and guidance is an area of real strength. Pupils are very well supported and the school clearly has its’ pupils development, welfare and enjoyment as a real priority.’ Ofsted ‘Major contributory factor to pupils good achievement and their enjoyment of learning are good teaching and a good exciting Curriculum.’ Ofsted 07 This website contains lots of information about our school but the best way to find out about us is to come and visit us with your child and meet our staff and children. You are most welcome to telephone and make an appointment. Come and visit and see our high-achieving, happy school community in action.

We look forward to meeting you soon.

Liz Hamilton

Headteacher