Conewood Street, Highbury, London N5 1DL
10 simple reasons to choose St John's Highbury Vale Church of England Primary School
State primary school (voluntary aided) in Highbury.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
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's Highbury Vale Church of England Primary School
Schoolsmith Score®; 69.
One of the best state primary schools in Highbury and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile. Every year places in Reception are oversubscribed (first preference).
On average, 29.2 pupils per class and 23.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
In the top 14% of schools in the country for attainment in Year 6 SATS exams, over the last 4 years.
The school's curriculum is topic based for some foundation subjects, and emphasises Christian social morality.
In the top 10% of schools in the country for pupil progress, over the last 4 years.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. 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. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2014.
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State Primary Schools
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Independent Senior Schools
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State Senior Schools
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