Crescent Road, Friern Barnet, London N11 3LB
10 reasons to choose St John's Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet
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St John’s Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Friern Barnet and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet 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 was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St John’s Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The St John's Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Italian. There is topic-based 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, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St John's Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St John's Church of England Primary School, Friern Barnet
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
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
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