Welcome to St Johns Primary

We are a Mantle of the Expert Training School

Welcome to St John's Primary School

Welcome to St John’s Primary School and Nursery.

St John’s is a school at the heart of the community of South Benwell, Newcastle. We are a school which was judged to be good by Ofsted in October 2018, where every child is encouraged to achieve their very best. Children here make good progress and leave us well equipped to succeed in their secondary education. Our school has grown significantly in recent years and has an excellent reputation in the local area.

We offer full-time education for children in Nursery from the September after their third birthday, as part of our expansive Early Years Unit for 3-5 Year olds.

Everyone at St John’s is proud to be a part of our school. This is a happy, vibrant place to learn – we aim to give children the skills for life and a wealth of memorable experiences. The way we deliver our curriculum is a bit different - we use an approach called Mantle of the Expert to bring learning to life, putting drama and imaginative inquiry at the core of what we do. Our children tell us that learning here is fun, that behaviour is good and that they feel safe. Everyone who visits our school comments on the positive atmosphere; the polite, friendly and smiling children and the welcoming and engaging staff. We all work hard and our children make better than expected progress, but we have fun and enjoy what we do. We passionately believe that primary school should be the best years of your life – we want it to be so for all of our children.

Beyond the classroom, we offer a wide variety of clubs for children and courses for parents. We encourage parents to learn new skills; from cake decorating and cooking to numeracy, literacy and ICT skills. About a third of our children come to school early for our free breakfast club and many stay behind for after school clubs such as football, gardening, sewing, ICT, art, dance and drama.

Sport plays a big part in our school – we compete regularly in inter-schools competitions and take pride in our successes. Our school grounds were recently extended to provide all-weather facilities which are available for community use and have allowed us to extend our provision during evenings, weekends and holidays.

I take great pride in being the head teacher at St John’s. Enjoy browsing our website and seeing us in action - especially our class blogs. If you require a paper copy of anything on this website, please let the school office know and it will be provided free of charge.

Tracey Caffrey
Head Teacher

Class Blogs

Social feed

St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

A huge thanks to @MattPaulVision anf @VisionForEd for organising a wonderful treat for our hard working Y6 class! The ice creams went down well! Thank you so much
9:17pm - 17th June, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

Well done to Year 6 for becoming Internet Legends this week! To finish their topic, they built these amazing trophies by answering internet safety questions to unlock the instructions. #InternetLegends @TheParentsZone #LegendofTheMonth
3:27pm - 12th May, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

The weather may be a bit unpredictable, but one thing is certain...holidays in our school caravan are always great fun! The boys loved picking winkles on the rocks and the adventure playground while the girls saw seals and enjoyed their ice creams and swim in the pool.
2:13pm - 12th May, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

It's so exciting to welcome our first family to the St John's holiday home this weekend. The sun is shining and we can't think of a better way to spend the weekend than a stroll on the beach, some fish and chips and some quality family time.

12:32pm - 16th April, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

Check out Year 6's fantastic Red Nose Day Games. Brilliant coding and design ideas Year 6! Click the link and choose which game to play: https://t.co/cLadAU1To2 @rednoseday @Scratch #RedNoseDay

4:13pm - 19th March, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

Our children have been amazing in lockdown and deserve a big treat! Enjoy your half term activity packs and make sure you put loads of pictures on Seesaw so we can see the fun you've had! 😍
10:28am - 12th February, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

Huge thanks to our friends @ProcterGamble @ProcterGambleGr for such a kind and generous donation to our families. There's an awful lot more than wouldn't fit in the picture!
8:51am - 20th January, 2021
St John's Primary
@StJohnsNE4

Our school is alive with #PaperchainPeople and don't they look amazing? Always a warm welcome at St John's 🥰 #RefugeesWelcome #WinterWelcome @actionFdn
7:03pm - 09th December, 2020