St John's CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Stafford (Staffordshire).
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
We value and welcome all Gods children to the St Johns Church of England family; to flourish happily and safely in our Christian environment. We aim to empower our pupils to be respectful, resilient and motivated global citizens who are challenged to soar whilst aspiring to be all they are created to be. Our core Christian value is respect .
We teach our children to respect themselves, respect others, respect the environment and God. This is evident throughout our curriculum, in our classrooms and in the daily life of our academy. We also learn about key Christian values which enable respect such as kindness, honesty, trust and compassion Our value of respect links to our school rules which are:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Extra Curricular
- Forest School
- Letters and Sounds
Key facts
- URN
- 143348
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Swift | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Bull Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Odirichi Andrew | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Victoria Evans | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mr Warren Slater | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Jennie Westley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Megram | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Dr Carl Rudd | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Ruth Smith | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tavare Harris | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Bull Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Reverend Sue Cooke Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Claire Swift Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record