Isabella Road, Hackney, London E9 6DX
10 reasons to choose St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney
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St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hackney and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school is federated with seven other local primary schools in the The Lighthouse Federation. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney ranks in the top 35% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St John and St James Church of England Primary School, Hackney
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 5.00pm.
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