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

Our Diamond Jubilee Balloon Race

Diamond Jubilee - Dances of the Decades

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'

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

London council's special needs inquiry caused by 'systemic failures'

Posted on Friday January 17, 2020

The cases of all children with suspected special educational needs in Richmond are going to be reviewed.

Social media data needed for 'harm' research, say doctors

Posted on Friday January 17, 2020

Understanding usage by children is key to studying potential harms and benefits, psychiatrists say.

'Grade inflation' in top degree grades stopping

Posted on Friday January 17, 2020

The sharp rise in first class degrees from universities has stalled after pressure from ministers.

Pre-teen girls 'tricked into sex acts on webcams'

Posted on Wednesday January 15, 2020

Tens of thousands of 11- to 13-year-olds are being tricked into performing sex acts, data suggests.

Estranged students: 'The system assumes your parents will help'

Posted on Thursday January 16, 2020

Law student Blair Anderson's relationship with his parents broke down but he struggled to access extra support.

Meet the NASA intern who discovered a new planet on his third day

Posted on Thursday January 16, 2020

This teenager found a new planet on the third day of his internship at the US space agency.

Japan minister's paternity leave challenges work pressure

Posted on Wednesday January 15, 2020

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will become the first Japanese cabinet minister to take it.

Student rape reports: The battle to be believed

Posted on Wednesday January 15, 2020

Women who report violent sexual assaults at university say the perpetrators are getting away with it.

Sheffield students paid to tackle racist language on campus

Posted on Tuesday January 14, 2020

The students will be trained to tackle "subtle but offensive comments" on campus and in student housing.

Cathy Come Home: The TV drama that put homelessness on the map

Posted on Tuesday January 14, 2020

The producer of the groundbreaking drama Cathy Come Home, Tony Garnett, has died but its legacy continues.

Teachers worry over funding for smaller classes in Wales

Posted on Monday January 13, 2020

What will happen to a £36m fund aimed at cutting infant class sizes in Wales?

Evening emails 'overwhelm working parents'

Posted on Sunday January 12, 2020

Almost half of parents say that technology has blurred the boundaries between work and home.

'Treatment gap' in youth mental health services

Posted on Friday January 10, 2020

Young people are struggling to get the help they need for mental health problems, says a report.

Outstanding schools to face inspections again

Posted on Friday January 10, 2020

The exemption on inspections for outstanding schools is set to be scrapped.

Housing-benefit errors 'making families homeless'

Posted on Thursday January 09, 2020

Struggling families are being hit by failures in the system designed to help them, a watchdog says.

Putting pupils in isolation 'drives poor behaviour'

Posted on Thursday January 09, 2020

The use of isolation rooms only makes behaviour more challenging, warns a mental health charity.

Ofsted seeks judgement-free approach to 'stuck schools'

Posted on Wednesday January 08, 2020

Inspectors call for new freedom to inspect struggling schools without publishing a judgement.

Free breakfasts for poorer pupils in Wales

Posted on Wednesday January 08, 2020

From September, a pilot scheme will provide extra money to Year 7 children on free school meals.

How GCSE revision helped spot a dad's cancer

Posted on Sunday January 12, 2020

Jonathan Jenkyn says he is dodging "the grim reaper" after suffering a cardiac arrest and cancer.

Erasmus: What could happen to scheme after Brexit?

Posted on Thursday January 09, 2020

What could Brexit mean for current and future participants in the Erasmus scheme?

'I regret not doing my apprenticeship sooner'

Posted on Friday January 03, 2020

Apprenticeship courses have come under the spotlight following a report from an education think-thank.

Egyptian mummy at Cambridge college needs more visitors

Posted on Sunday December 29, 2019

Hermione, a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, is not getting enough visitors, a Cambridge college says.

Primary league tables: How did your school do?

Posted on Friday December 13, 2019

New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education.

Nurseries face closure over free childcare funding gap

Posted on Wednesday January 15, 2020

Nurseries say they cannot afford to run their services because the government has failed to properly fund its free childcare policy.

Nine-year-old 'shocked and sad' at racist abuse

Posted on Wednesday January 01, 2020

A primary school pupil felt unwelcome in his school when friends called him racist names.

Stay-at-home dads set up father-friendly playgroup

Posted on Sunday December 29, 2019

Dan Rainsford and Sam Chatterley set up a group so other stay-at-home fathers don't feel alone.

Bumbleance: The transportation service for sick kids

Posted on Saturday December 28, 2019

The ambulance service, available in the Republic of Ireland, is hoping to expand to NI.

Christmas: Retired woodworker sends presents around the world

Posted on Wednesday December 25, 2019

Ted Bird keeps his workshop going 10 months a year to make toys for children across the globe.

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SJF Calendar of Events

Friday, 17th January 2020
Y5 Celebration Assembly (9.05am - Hall)
Y3 & Y4 Educational Visit (all day - Yorkshire Farming Museum)
Tuesday, 21st January 2020
Skipping Workshop (Y2 & Y4 pupils only - pupils to wear PE kit all day)
Wednesday, 22nd January 2020
NSPCC Workshops (Y5 & Y6 pupils only)
Thursday, 23rd January 2020
FS2 Liturgy (9.05am - Hall)
Friday, 24th January 2020
Y6 Celebration Assembly (9.05am - Hall)
Wednesday, 29th January 2020
Mathematics Workshops - Reasoning/Problem Solving (3.30pm, Hall - childcare provided)
Thursday, 30th January 2020
Y6 Leavers' Liturgy (9.05am - Hall)