St John's School Watford - News and Events

Athletic Tournament at Watford Grammar School

Our pupils from Years 4 & 6 recently joined a number of Watford Schools and attended an athletics tournament at Watford Grammar School for Girls. The children participated in a number of events in the indoor sports hall.

Our Football team and Watford FC

Our Year 5 and 6 U11 Girls team went to the Watford Football Club training ground to participate in their tournament for local schools. It was this team’s first competitive outing and they did such a good job.

The Girls put their heart into every match and really showed our St John’s spirit both on and off the pitch. Whilst the team did not win the tournament overall, Ivy won an individual inspiring certificate, having been spotted by the Watford coaches, as living the values.

Several other schools also nominated us to receive the Be Inspiring trophy, which is one of Watford FC CSE Trust’s four key values.

Mr Handley was awarded the title of the most inspiring coach.

Well done Team.

Love Your Neighbour

Love is our value for the month of February. We are located in the heart of the Watford town centre and are thankful to our school community as well as the wider Watford community for the continued support.

Happy New Year & Back to School on 7th January 2025

Happy new Year to our St John’s C of E Primary School children, families, staff and community. Our school will be closed to our pupils, families, staff and visitors on Monday 6th January 2025.

We look forward to welcoming all children, from all year groups, back to school on Tuesday 7th January 2025

We’ll be wearing yellow on 11th October 2024

Our children and staff are welcome to wear yellow on 11th October 2024 to show support for children & young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Young Minds, a charity which provided guidance and advice for children and young people is encouraging everyone to wear yellow to add brightness to the world.

Reception 2024: First Day at School.

Our school community grew today as we welcomed our new Reception intake for their first full day at school. It was a mixture of excitement and nerves for both the children and their families, school staff were available to welcome the children.  Our PTA, The Friends of St John’s C of E Primary School gave each family a gift to celebrate the first day.

Thank You to our School Community

Thank You, two words that could never truly express the level of gratitude we feel for the support, kindness, love and respect that exists within our St John’s Church of England Primary School community. Our school staff, families, St John’s, Watford, volunteers, PTA The Friends of St John’s C of E Primary School and community work tirelessly every day to ensure that each and every St John’s Church of England Primary School child has a safe, secure and happy school environment which encourages them to be the best versions of themselves. We are proud to have created a diverse and inclusive school & community where everyone is welcome, celebrated and has a voice. Next week is the final week of the current school year. We hope that everyone has a happy summer and we look forward to creating more wonderful memories, opportunities and friendships in the new school year.

Class of 2024: Celebration Collective Worship at St John’s Church, Watford.

On 18th July 2024, we gathered at St John’s Church with the Year 6 families for a Year 6 Leavers’ Collective Worship. The service was led by Father Corniel, the children shared their favourite memories of their time spent at our school. Thank you very much to ‘The Vice Chairman of Watford Council Favour Ezeifedi for joining our special occasion.

Class of 2024: Leavers’ Disco, July 2024

Eco Ambassadors & Green Heart of Watford Initiative

Eco Ambassador Visit to St Mary’s Church by Emily

The Eco Ambassadors have been to Saint Mary’s Church this Monday (10th June 20240. We have really enjoyed seeing the wonder of nature and we saw a woodlouse spider! We enjoyed are scavenger hunt and seeing painted lady butterflies. We also made bug shelters at the end. We were taught what the bumble bees names are and we caught bugs in jars. We saw birds and bugs. Go see nature!