News & Events

Spreading love and joy this Valentine’s day

14th February 2022

We have been marking Valentine’s Day by spreading love and happiness both within and outside their school community. Following on from the success of our Christmas campaign with Banbury’s phone…

Story telling week

11th February 2022

Once upon a time, storytelling was a way to pass time and to entertain, now it is also an excellent way to inspire and encourage a love of stories! Finding…

Ten year old snaps up local competition win

17th May 2021

  St John’s Priory School pupil, Finley Tibbetts (aged 10), has won a local photography competition with his submission of three photographs on the theme of ‘wild nature.’ The competition,…

Steam Week

30th March 2021

  STEAM Week is an annual celebration of four valuable subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. These subjects are integrated across the curriculum, with a view to inspiring and…

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week

1st February 2021

In education, we refer to the phrase ‘Maslow before Bloom’ to emphasise the importance of prioritising human needs over educational objectives; recognising that in order to demonstrate the capacity to learn, we…

Art Blog – Autumn term round-up

14th December 2020

The Autumn term has seen our children produce some truly wonderful pieces of artwork, which our Specialist Art Teacher shares in his latest Blog. Click the link to read the…

Christmas Jumper Day at SJP

14th December 2020

Christmas jumpers and a festive feast arrived at SJP on Wednesday 9th December. The children from Little Conkers Nursery through to Year 6 had a wonderful time enjoying all the…

Artist of the Month – December

14th December 2020

This month, we are celebrating the talents of a Year 6 pupil; who has recently been offered an Art Scholarship to his chosen Senior School. This pupil has worked incredibly…

Public Speaking House Competition

26th November 2020

Gold bubble were tasked with speaking for 5 mins on a topic of their choice. Children prepared a presentation for round 1 where all children participated. A winner was selected…

Safety Week

23rd November 2020

This week has been Safety Week and classes across the school have been learning about safety in a variety of contexts. Our Little Conkers have been reminded about road safety…