LATEST NEWS
Dear Parents and carers,
It has been a very busy and exciting year at John Stainer, and I'm sure that you will be as delighted as me to hear that our Year 6 children did outstandingly well in their final year SATs exams. We are above the national and Lewisham averages in all subjects with 93% Level 4 and above in English (and 48% at Level 5!) and 81% Level 4 (and 30 % Level 5) in Maths. This is a tremendous achievement, when 50% of the children were not even with us in Year 2. Well done to the team of teachers, 1-1 tutors, Easter School teachers and parents who worked together to ensure the Year 6 children achieved their goals.
We also had more than 80 applications for the Pupil Admin and Welfare position and it was very difficult to shortlist down to the final six candidates, when so many people met both the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification. I am happy to give feedback by email over the holidays for any unsuccessful candidates in relation to their application if people would like to email me.
Thank you for your wonderful support and encouragement over the last year and I look forward to seeing your children starting back at school on Thursday September 2nd,
Kind regards,
Sue Riddle-Harte (Headteacher)
WELCOME TO JOHN STAINER COMMUNITY PRIMARY We are a small school in Brockley, situated in the north of Lewisham near to the green spaces of Telegraph Hill and Hilly Fields, and the beautiful Victorian cemetery at Nunhead.
At John Stainer, we teach everyone to value our rich and diverse community, and to respect and understand different lifestyles, cultures, abilities and backgrounds.
OFSTED 2008: "Racist and bullying behaviour is virtually unknown. Pupils are very aware of world events and there is a very high degree of cultural and religious respect."
We understand how essential families are in every child’s learning journey and so we seek to engage with parents frequently, by providing high quality detailed information about progress, and constantly looking at how we can work together even more effectively to ensure success. We were delighted when this was recognised by OFSTED in 2008 where they said “The partnership with parents is very strong.”
We carefully select teaching and support staff to provide the best quality learning experiences for your child, through an exciting and creative curriculum and a passion for success for each child.
 OFSTED 2008 – “Parents accurately comment on the ‘positive and exciting learning environment’ that the school provides. Very good displays of pupils’ work show teachers’ high expectations and help pupils to feel proud of their work and effort. Teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching often engages pupils’ own excitement and interest.”We expect everyone in our community to be well-mannered and considerate. We encourage children to be successful and independent thinkers who will make a valuable contribution to the society in which they live by being actively involved in local neighbourhood organizations, and by taking advantage of the many opportunities available to them through our extended schools core offer. We also ask children to think globally, and understand that they can effect change on issues that are impacting now, as well as in the future.
OFSTED 2008 - “John Stainer is a flourishing school. Inspectors agree with the words of one parent who said, ‘The hard work of the staff, governors, children and parents make it a positive and exciting learning environment”
Together we can give your child an enjoyable and memorable start to their life long journey of learning.
Together we can create exemplary citizens for the future.
I very much look forward to meeting you, and beginning that journey.
Welcome to our school.
Sue Riddle-Harte (Headteacher)
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