About Sir John Heron Primary School

Sir John Heron has been built on the site where the old Fifth Avenue School used to be. It opened as a two form entry school in 2001 with a nursery and two Reception classes. With the opening of two new classes each year, it has now reached its full capacity.

As a resourced school we have children with profound and multiple learning difficulties integrated within our mainstream classes.

We aim to provide all our children with a happy, stimulating, challenging and inclusive environment within which each and every child’s contribution to the school is valued. We expect all our children to be kind and helpful to each other and support them in achieving to their full potential, developing a high self-esteem and self discipline.

We want our children to enjoy learning, playing and sharing together, while developing their understanding, respect and value for the many different cultures that enrich our school and its community.

We strongly believe that we can only succeed in our aims when parents, carers and the school work in close partnership. We encourage parental involvement in the children’s education as between us we have the most important job of educating our children; enhancing their academic and social skills, their emotional and spiritual development and prepare them for the future.

We strive to give our children the opportunity of acquiring the skills and knowledge which will prepare them for secondary education and adult life. For this we hope that the children will participate in as wide a range of activities as possible and increase their experience and appreciation of all that life has to offer.

This website is intended to give you some information about our school. If you need any further information please contact your child’s teacher or the Headteacher. Finally we hope that the time your child spends at Sir John Heron will be a happy and rewarding experience. Rani Karim Headteacher