Isabella Road, Hackney, London E9 6DX
10 simple reasons to choose St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney
State primary school (voluntary aided) and nursery in Hackney.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Church of England faith school.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
School not tied to any one senior school.
No fees.
10 better reasons to choose St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney
Schoolsmith Score®; 67.
One of the best state primary schools in Hackney and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile. Every year places in Reception are oversubscribed (first preference).
On average, 28.5 pupils per class and 24.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
In the top 35% of schools in the country for attainment in Year 6 SATS exams, over the last 4 years.
School enhances the curriculum with topic based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects, emphasising Christian social morality.
School has a nursery.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is a small number of academic clubs.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2013.
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