St James Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Haringey).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Our school is an inclusive and diverse, one form entry primary set in the heart of Muswell Hill, next to beautiful Highgate Woods. We have a friendly, warm and nurturing culture we are proud of and we make sure that every single member of staff knows every child by name. Our teachers are passionate and creative and help to set the high expectations we have for all our children.
We encourage kindness, respect, perseverance and independence in our children and we aim to build their confidence and develop in them a life long love of learning. Our broad curriculum and enrichment helps to ignite of children's curiosity and imgainations, helping them excel and become well prepared for their step to secondary school.
Our strong values drive our inclusivity and we welcome children from all different backgrounds and faiths. Our strong sense of community is helped by our enthusiastic and active parent body - the Friends of St James who help to raise funds to further increase of children's learning experience.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
25 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Chess
- Climbing
- Coding
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Fencing
- Film Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Mandarin
- Netball
and 9 more
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 102136
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Debra Morrison | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Arthur Wadsworth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Abigail Hodgson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Deb Burden | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Julian De Fauque De Jonquieres | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr JohnJo Hammill | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Piran Dhillon-Starkings | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Louise Posocco | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Geraldine Gallagher | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Rev Mark Murthen | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
| Ms Estelle Addy | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2014 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matt Larner Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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