We are always excited when new children come and become part of our Saint John's community.  We would love to hear from you if you are looking for a school for your family to join!

Admission into the first year of school - Reception:

If you are considering joining us in Reception when your child reaches school age, please do come and visit us!

Events that are coming up!

STAY & PLAY sessions:

Wednesday 11^th November 9.30am - 11am

Thursday 19^th November 9.30am - 11am

Wednesday 6^th January 9.30am - 11am and 1.45pm – 3pm

You are welcome to bring your child: they can spend time with our current children, enjoying the classroom and the outside area.  You can enjoy playing with them and take the opportunity to speak with staff: Headteacher – Mrs Beevers; Class teacher – Ms Griffiths, plus other staff, such as teaching assistants and the Inclusion Lead. Finally, we would also like to invite you to join us for two events this December:

Saturday 5^th December 1-3pm: Saint John’s Christmas Fair at school

 Wednesday 9^th December 10.30am: Christmas Nativity at Highbury Church

In addition, we invite families to come for a tour individually.  We find this works well as we can go at the right pace for whoever comes.  Sometimes, it is nice to invite a family member, such as grandma, who helps with the child and might do pick-ups from school! We do not invite everyone at the same time, as we prefer to be more bespoke and personal when we meet our families.  We can answer your questions and you are able to meet and talk directly to staff at school, rather being part of a large crowd. It is one of the many benefits of being a smaller school.

Please let us know if you would like to come to one – or all – of the sessions above or for an individual visit.

Leanne Hyde (office)

admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.uk

01242 523786

Because we are a small school, we are able to accommodate visits at any time in the year. You will have the opportunity to meet with the head and other relevant staff and to see around the school.  We have a wonderful Reception classroom with free-flow into our outside Green Garden with all sorts of different play activities available!

We do not have a nursery at Saint John's, so our children come from a range of nurseries. We have strong, positive relationships with all the nurseries connected to Saint John's. Both the head teacher and the Reception teacher visit the nurseries regularly and we invite nursery children to events at Saint John's. There are also a number of children who have not been to nursery or a child-minder at all; we are experienced at helping children settle into their first educational setting.

Once you have looked at different schools, you will need to inform the County Council of your choice; this involves giving a number of preferences.  The County Council then allocates children to their school.  As a school, we do not make this decision.  However, we are very willing to help you through the process; please just be in touch with the school office: 01242 523786 admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.yk

We have included a booklet below which gives some information. Please see the following website for further information: GCC Admissions to school.

We give our new pupils a few things to help them settle: an information booklet (for parents/carers), a book about settling in and a teddy to help us get ready!

 

Admission into any year groups:

Pupils of all ages join us at Saint John's during the year (as well as in September) and, if you are interested in joining us, we would be pleased to help you arrange this.

We suggest the following actions if you are looking for a place in a school: 

1. Telephone or email Saint John's to find out if there is a space for the age of your child.  Our number is 01242 523786 and our email is admin@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.uk.
2. Ideally, visit the school so that you know a little more about the school.  For Saint John's, this means meeting with our head teacher and having a tour of our classrooms and playgrounds.
3. Parents/Carers then complete an in-year application form. This can be found by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.

Once you have applied to the school, we will contact you to let you know if we can offer you a place. Sometimes, your child can start straight away; sometimes, they have to start a bit later.  We will explain the arrangements for starting in the school when we meet with you.

Admissions Form

Saint John's Admissions Form – Fill out form