Visitor Feedback  NOV 2024 

....... To all the Staff at St John's School

Some angels don't have wings, they walk among us quietly. 

Thank you for all you do for our generations to come ......

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Parental Survey - Autumn 2024 

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Summer 2024 - A small sample! 

Thank you so much for the wonderful welcome at St John's. 

(Visitor) 

This school is a good and great school!

(Year 4 pupil) 

This is to say a massive thank you for all of your help and support over the years;

I really appreciate it. 

(Outgoing Year 6 Parent) 

Ms Parsons, our school has thrived under your guidance and support, you continue to inspire me! 

(Year 6 Pupil) 

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do work experience at St John's. I am grateful for the love and care I have received from the students and faculty during my time here. 

(University Student) 

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Parental Feedback - Summer 2023

Family feel - well communicated with, great teachers and an amazing headteacher!

The supportive caring feel. The high expectations not just on the academic but also on the personal development. There is a rich range of experiences from school trips to rock steady to science club and sports events.

Good levels of communication between home and school. Fostering a love of learning and care for individuals. Inclusive.

The way my child has really developed from nursery all the way to year 6. The way all staff care for the children. There is a strong ethos of care and challenge.

My child is definitely happy and wants to go to school every day.

Good teachers and staff, friendly and always professional. Good manners and behaviours children are taught. I am 100 % satisfied. Thank you.

Great staff, familiar atmosphere, excellent environment.

That we are a diverse community. Good, informative newsletter.

The culture shared and taught at school. Ownership of the school on all the activities, school and outside school - great organisation and correspondence with parents.

School provides excellent learning environment for kids which made children happily go to school.

Teachers are very nice and school is a happy school.

I can see lot of positive development in my child, he picked up his reading abilities, he's encouraged by his teachers in many ways - improved his handwriting, maths and his knowledge across other subject areas and more importantly instilled some basic values which he loves to talk about. The school promotes all kind of sports, the sports facilities are one of the best!! Truly grateful to the teaching staffs for the great job you do every day!

Inclusivity and very high standards of learning.

Effective and structured learning in the school Good communication with families and carers

Very good school. Welcoming and inclusive.

My child comes back happy and learns something new every day.

Ethos Holistic development of children - Warmth.

Lovely School staff. Teachers are very kind and responsive.

Caring, positive environment where children are celebrated as individuals and staff support the whole family. There is a noticeable atmosphere of kindness at St John's.

Excellent focus on multicultural community we live in and high academic aspirations for children.

Effective Communication with Parents and fantastic teaching staffs.

My child feels safe. Likes her teachers and has a good friendship group. She is very looked after by members of the staff.

The spacious playgrounds give the children a sense of freedom and the teachers are extremely motivating.

Very prompt in attending to issues that concerns bullying. Being able to make every child feel at home in the school environment. Very caring and supportive teachers always ready to listen to whatever you have to say and act immediately

St. John’s has always been an extremely caring school and puts the children’s wellbeing as priority. My children are always happy to attend and look forward to coming into school.

The staff is very considerate and patient when dealing with Parents, and are very responsive.

The school has immense potential with some amazing teachers and also being blessed with an amazing vicar.

Teachers are very lovely, friendly and professional.

Helping children to grow in faith of god which is missing in some other school.

My daughter studies with passion and feels very confident! Teachers are amazing and devoted! I am very happy choosing this school for my daughter!

Children are happy and safe.

Good management.

The school has a very positive attitude and expects a good standard from its pupils. The staff command respect, but are friendly and approachable.

My child is happy and learning a lot, teachers are very good at communicating any concerns about the children.

Family oriented.

When concerns are raised I feel as though these are dealt with. The staff are approachable and my children have a good relationship with their teachers.

We feel very grateful to all the team at St. John's for working so hard and for looking after our child.

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Highlights from our Ofsted Inspection  -  September 2022

This is an inclusive school where leaders aspire for all pupils to enjoy learning and achieve their best. 

Teachers have high expectations of pupils 

Pupils from a wide range of cultural heritages enjoy attending this friendly and welcoming school 

Right from the start, ..., warm relationships with staff are nurtured 

Pupils feel safe and well cared for 

'This feels like your second home,' direct quotation from a Pupil at St John's 

Leaders encourage all pupils, including those with SEND, to strive to be the best they can

Behaviour around school is calm, and pupils know that unkindness towards each other is not tolerated 

The teaching if reading is a real strength 

Pupils eagerly listen to and read a diverse and interesting selection of books 

..kindness and respect...is deep rooted in the interactions between pupils, staff and visitors..

Leaders know their pupils and families well, and act with empathy and sensitivity for the pupils that they help  

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Parental Feedback  - Autumn 2021

We are very happy with the nurturing environment at St John's Primary School. There is a very real sense that the school wants to work together with the parents to ensure the children are healthy and happy in their learning

Thank you, Everything is well and good

We have seen improvements as Ms Parsons has settled into her role as head teacher Teachers are approachable

**** has been really happy since she joined reception. She has started to write and read better, all because of the efforts taken by the teacher

I am happy and contented for my child to be at this school

**** always wants to go to school, even if it’s a weekend. Thank you for putting her smile on her face

I really appreciate the staff for striving hard in making the children feel at home

I'm mother of *********, nursery grey squirrel and I'm very happy with school teachers ***** Thanks to them for proper nurturing ...  I want to continue with this school further

This is one of the best schools I have ever gone through

Overall very pleased with the school and the development of our children. Our community is diverse but everyone is listened to and differences are encouraged and valued

We are a very happy about school   

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Parental Feedback - February 2021

Overall it’s fine and everything is perfect. Thankyou.

These assignments have been enjoyable, especially the adventure story and the formal letter.

We really like the way the spelling test is run on a Friday.

There have been some really fun assignments which have been creative and meant time away from the screen. These include making maps out of salt dough for Geography, making posters for French, drawing Genesis for RE and drawing pictures in the style of Torres Garcia.

Ruth Miskin videos are really great.

I wish send my child to the school, but I understand that we need to carry on how it is. I want to say many thanks for the teacher’s hard work and support. Thank you, you are great.

Thank you for all your hard work and effort. Can't thank you guys enough specially to all the teachers.

Amazing work done by the year 3 teachers and we appreciate all it takes to put together home learning work.

Thank you to the teachers for doing a brilliant job! It’s very much appreciated x

My children are at school as key worker children but I have accessed developing experts in the past and have accessed the music in the past so know they are good and well-pitched. My comments are based on what I saw when the children were self-isolating and not the most recent experience and I know it is an ever changing landscape but I was happy with what was happening before and know I am happy with what they are doing in school now. Well done fabulous St John's team!

Very high standard lessons.

I really appreciate the teachers and the school’s management team for helping and supporting the students 👏 God bless you 🙏

Teachers are doings great job teaching children's online.

We just wanted to thank everyone involved for providing effective remote learning.

Thank You to all the teachers they are doing a brilliant job. Especially ……..! We appreciate it very much. It is difficult sometimes to join the meetings on time with having other little children. But I'm happy my daughter …… is learning fast. Thank you Again.

It’s good, but it’s not like being in the school environment.

We would like to thank the teachers for all the hard work they have put into the remote learning. We can see how much time it must take them but the assignments have been well thought out and kept our child's interest. Y6 teachers have remained upbeat and engaging.

Thank you all. Kind Regards and take care.

There was an improvement in the delivery of online learning. In the beginning, it was too much and it was nearly impossible for our child to complete all the assignments. I think the workload in the past couple of weeks is more manageable and creates less stress on the children and the parents that need to support them.

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Responses to our 'bubble' closure provision and then our school closure (1 week)  Remote Learning offering 

Autumn Term   -   December 2020 

Thanks to all the staff at St. Johns who have enabled the remote learning to take place during the recent school closure and wishing all the school staff a very happy Christmas.  KS1 and 2 Parent

I wanted to write to you all to say how much I appreciate everything you have done to support the remote learning at home. The hard work and dedication of the teachers is really appreciated. They have given their time and energy to teaching via teams as well as troubleshooting issues for us as and when they have arrived. I know it takes a lot of background thought and planning trying to get these things working on different devices and their support for phones, paper copies, tablets and laptops has been amazing. The work has been well pitched and accessible to so many of us.  You have an amazing team Ms Parsons and I very much appreciate your calm, caring, compassionate leadership at a time like this. You have weathered the storm so well and launched digital platforms that are meeting my ….. children's learning needs very well.  Parent to children in KS1 and 2

Finally, I wanted to compliment ***** and ***** on their excellent teaching and the extreme patience they exhibit in dealing with an 'MS Team' of 30+ curious and excited.. (children)..  I have been very impressed with how well St John's has dealt with the ongoing crisis under your leadership. It must be immensely difficult and your hard work is very much recognised.  Parent of a KS2 child

I just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you are all doing! It’s a total nightmare to be homeschooling and working at the same time, but I know that you are all under a huge amount of pressure and I think you’re doing a fantastic job. Well done!  KS1 and 2 Parent

Could you please thank the Y* and Y* teachers for really motivating ***** and ***** today! Parent of a KS1 and a KS2 child.

Just wanted to drop an email to highlight the enormous effort put in by ***** and ***** last week.  **** had a few days with **** and he was absolutely excellent in making sure all the children were okay.  *** reassured the children one by one - massive effort put in ...  Even with all the hiccups *** kept going very professionally - Fantastic job.  ***** also exceeded expectations.  *** had a massive class to deal with but was cool, calm and collective all the way through.  *** explained and talked through each task. For children that didn’t understand *** went over and beyond to explain. It’s a very difficult task to teach online and keep kids motivated but *** managed so well under the circumstances.  *** is clearly passionate about teaching, as it was very evident *** enjoys (the)  job.  I would be grateful if you can pass on my sincere thanks and to keep up the fantastic job!  

Parent to children in KS1 and 2
 

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Thank A Teacher Day - 20th May 2020

(a small selection) 

Thank you to all Teachers and Office staff that have worked through Lockdown.  Parent. Yr 6 child

Thank you Miss ..... and all the teachers for taking care of .... and thank you for everything. The values you have taught means great to him. Thank you for making his foundation and self confidence grow, I am grateful to you all for everything. Parent. FS child 

Thanks to all our teachers. You guys mean a lot for our children. This lock down has made everyone realise how much our teachers do for the kids without complaint. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Parent. FS and Yr2 children. 

Thank you to all the lovely teachers and team of St Johns for your hard work and dedication.

Parent. KS1 and 2 children. 

Thank you to all the staff at St John's for the hard work and dedication you demonstrate throughout the school year; and a special thanks for the great lengths you have gone through during this lockdown period. You're all superstars. Parent. 

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Parental Feedback  - July 2019

I am extremely happy with the progress of my child. He feels very safe, well supported and always happy to come to school. Well done team St John’s. Keep up the good work.

I am particularly impressed with the school’s Christian values and my son’s progress academically, this is an observation from extra work I do with him at home. The school has not raised any concerns about his academic performance. The After School Club staff are fantastic in caring for my son.

My son has progressed immensely in this year with his reading and writing. He has grown in confidence too. I thank his teacher for all her efforts and for supporting his learning effectively.

St John’s is a lovely school. As a family, so far, we have always felt supported. Thank you!

The staff across all of the phases have always been wonderfully supportive.

St John’s provides great support. My child’s teachers are inspiring her and they are very caring. Thank you.

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Ofsted are interested in your views - please visit:

https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

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