St John Fisher Primary a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Spring Water Avenue, Sheffield

Our Diamond Jubilee Balloon Race

Diamond Jubilee - Dances of the Decades

Yorkshire Wildlife Park (June 2017)

Caving (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Canoeing (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Abseiling (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Mam Tor Conquered! (Y6 Residential, Castleton)

Learning Outside

Be Safe - Be Happy Week

Skipping Workshop

Visiting Panto (December 2017)

Active Lives (Be Safe - Be Happy Week, November 2017)

Active Lives (Be Safe - Be Happy Week)

Road Safety (Be Safe - Be Happy Week, November 2017)

PTFA - Santa in School Day (December 2017)

Every child planting a tree with staff from 'Two Sisters'

Every child planting a tree with staff from 'Two Sisters' (December 2017)

FS2 Nativity (December 2017)

Extreme Reading Competition

Welcome to our School

St John Fisher is an aspirational learning community with a strong vision, shared values and a proud Catholic ethos.

Our expectations are high and we are ambitious for every child. We work hard to ensure that each can feel happy, safe and loved in school and at home and we aim to inspire them to enjoy and achieve every day.

We believe that every child is talented and unique and should be affirmed and supported to appreciate their own uniqueness, gifts and talents. Our school is one where every child is known and understood.

St John Fisher is a place where everyone is treated with respect, tolerance and understanding. We aim to be highly inclusive; a place where good manners and behaviour are really valued and where every child can experience success - whilst developing the skills and attitudes necessary to be happy and successful life-long learners.

We recognise parents as our children’s first educators and we invite them to be our partners. We encourage them to engage with school life and share lots of information so that they are well-informed.

I am immensely proud of our young people and of how we continue to grow and develop as a community. If you would like to find out more, please contact us to arrange a visit. You can also read our newsletters and Curriculum Overviews which chart our journey and will give you a sense of what we are about.

Thank you for visiting our website.

Frank Barratt

Headteacher

BBC News: Education

Three generations under one roof to beat the housing crisis

Posted on Monday October 21, 2019

Could moving three generations of the same family into a specially-adapted home be a solution to the UK's housing crisis?

Woman finds her childhood book in museum

Posted on Monday October 21, 2019

Zoe identified her childhood copy of The Secret Garden by the hieroglyphics she wrote on the cover.

Brexit sparks boom in applications for politics courses

Posted on Sunday October 20, 2019

Brexit may be driving many to distraction - but it is boom time for university politics departments.

Primary schools give free food to hungry families

Posted on Saturday October 19, 2019

The biggest primary school academy trust is setting up food banks in its schools to feed families.

Cambridge University don readmitted after sexual harassment

Posted on Saturday October 19, 2019

Ex-students say they are "staggered" the academic has been readmitted to Trinity Hall.

'County-lines gangs fuelling' child slavery rise

Posted on Friday October 18, 2019

Figures reveal an 807% increase in the number of known child victims of modern slavery.

Defiant head vows to keep unregistered school open

Posted on Thursday October 17, 2019

Nadia Ali calls the pupils "happy learners" and denies the school, in south London, is breaking the law.

Child, four, among pupils taking weapons to school

Posted on Wednesday October 16, 2019

Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show.

Child gambling a 'growing problem' - study

Posted on Tuesday October 15, 2019

Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests.

Birmingham LGBT teaching protester criticises 'imam's' claims

Posted on Wednesday October 16, 2019

The "imam from Batley" took part in a Birmingham protest despite not being invited, a court is told.

Mobile phone ban in school relaxed to 'ease friction'

Posted on Wednesday October 16, 2019

A head teacher says the ban detracted from pupils' education - but other schools take a different view.

Career ambitions 'already limited by age of seven'

Posted on Tuesday October 15, 2019

Young people are often trapped by a lack of knowledge about job options, a report says.

Home education a 'huge undertaking for parents' - Ofsted

Posted on Tuesday October 15, 2019

Home educating is often a last resort for parents whose children have had problems at school, Ofsted says.

More families needed for children awaiting adoption

Posted on Monday October 14, 2019

More than twice as many children in England are waiting to be adopted as there are families willing to adopt.

Royal National College for the Blind threatened by financial crisis

Posted on Saturday October 12, 2019

The Royal National College for the Blind says special-needs funding cuts are threatening its future.

How women students put a rocket up Cambridge

Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2019

An exhibition marks the long struggle for women to get degrees from Cambridge University.

The Stormzy university effect: 'I feel more represented'

Posted on Saturday October 12, 2019

As Cambridge University says its seen a Stormzy effect, we speak to black students about their experiences there.

Empty nest syndrome: The unexpected grief

Posted on Saturday October 05, 2019

Parents whose children have left home question why no-one told them it would hurt so much.

Parenting classes 'could help reduce social costs'

Posted on Wednesday October 02, 2019

Parenting classes should be offered on a wider scale to help families develop strong bonds, says study.

'Should I dump my girlfriend before uni?'

Posted on Thursday October 03, 2019

It's your first term at university, but you have a boyfriend or girlfriend from home. Is it the end?

Climate protest: A very different kind of school trip

Posted on Friday September 20, 2019

One school's experience of the London climate change strikes.

Less debt, better prospects: Why students work

Posted on Wednesday September 25, 2019

Getting work experience can be one of the most valuable aspects of being at college.

Private schools say abolition would be vote-loser

Posted on Monday September 30, 2019

Independent-school leaders hit back at Labour's plans to ban fee-paying schools.

Student Loans overpaid me: I'm struggling to pay it back

Posted on Monday September 23, 2019

Lottie could not afford rent and food after the Student Loans Company took back her overpayment.

Rapper Jack Grange says music releases ADHD 'anger'

Posted on Saturday October 12, 2019

Jack Grange was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety after being excluded from school.

Student mental health: 'You'd seek help for a broken leg'

Posted on Thursday October 10, 2019

Lucinda Graham, who experienced various mental health issues, wants others to speak out and seek help.

'We live on nothing': Low wages in Cornwall

Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2019

The Coram family live on a deprived estate in Penzance and say low wages make daily life a struggle.

How do you breathe less pollution on school run?

Posted on Tuesday October 08, 2019

Going on foot, by bike or by car? Three Sheffield families took part in a test to find out.

'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities

Posted on Monday October 07, 2019

What happens behind closed doors at some of West Africa’s most prestigious universities.

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SJF Calendar of Events

Tuesday, 22nd October 2019
Y5 Residential 2019 (The Oakes, Norton)
Wednesday, 23rd October 2019
Y5 Residential 2019 (The Oakes, Norton)
Thursday, 24th October 2019
No Liturgy (Mass tomorrow)
Friday, 25th October 2019
End of SJF Black History Month 2019
Harvest Mass 2019 (Led by Y5 at 9.30am in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church)
End of Term 1
Monday, 28th October 2019
School Holiday
Tuesday, 29th October 2019
School Holiday
Wednesday, 30th October 2019
School Holiday
Thursday, 31st October 2019
School Holiday
Friday, 1st November 2019
School Holiday
Monday, 4th November 2019
Start of Term 2
SJF Be Safe - Be Happy Week 2019
Poppies on sale (in support of The Royal British Legion)