St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
St Barnabas’ is a Church of England School, founded in 1847 to serve the local community. It has a long tradition of welcoming children from Christian families and from other faiths and those of no faith.
176 years and still going from strength to strength.
The school celebrated its 175th Anniversary on 10th June 2022.
The school has 'outstanding' church school status and a 'good' Ofsted.
In Partnership with St Matthew's School
In September 2020, St Barnabas’ Primary School & Nursery and St Matthew’s School joined in partnership. In September 2023 Mrs Maltese became the Executive Headteacher of St Barnabas and St Matthews, continuing the work of Mrs Jewitt.
Miss Lauren Castle is the Head of School and is the operational lead for St Barnabas. Miss Castle is always willing to show prospective parents around the school.
Whilst maintaining the Christian ethos and distinctiveness of each individual school, The partnership aims to:
Each school has its own distinctive Christian vision and it’s own Governing Body. Each school will maintain an ethos that has Christian values at its core, with strong links to their respective parish churches. The Governing Bodies of both schools are pleased to be able to further build on the individual and collective strengths of each school.
Mrs Maltese spends her time between each school each week and works closely with the senior leaders to provide the strategic leadership for both schools. Miss Castle is Head of School and leads the school on a day to day basis. If parents ever wish to speak to a member of staff at school, they should always contact the school office or the class teacher in the first instance. If parents need to speak to a senior member of staff, they can arrange to speak to Miss Castle or Miss McDougall (Senior Teacher).
For more information please visit the school website or contact them on 020 7186 0152 or email on [email protected]
Over many years there have been staff who have worked at both St Barnabas and St Matthew's Schools, including; Miss Mayo, Miss Paramore, Mr Hicks, Mrs Faith, Ms Townshend, Mrs Charlton and Mrs Jewitt to name but a few.
176 years and still going from strength to strength.
The school celebrated its 175th Anniversary on 10th June 2022.
The school has 'outstanding' church school status and a 'good' Ofsted.
In Partnership with St Matthew's School
In September 2020, St Barnabas’ Primary School & Nursery and St Matthew’s School joined in partnership. In September 2023 Mrs Maltese became the Executive Headteacher of St Barnabas and St Matthews, continuing the work of Mrs Jewitt.
Miss Lauren Castle is the Head of School and is the operational lead for St Barnabas. Miss Castle is always willing to show prospective parents around the school.
Whilst maintaining the Christian ethos and distinctiveness of each individual school, The partnership aims to:
- encourage the development of different and innovative ways of working with another school to have a positive impact on all pupils
- ehance the educational provision offered to the children of both schools
- uphold and further build upon the existing high quality of teaching and learning and outcomes in both schools
- provide opportunities to share and develop staff expertise across both schools.
Each school has its own distinctive Christian vision and it’s own Governing Body. Each school will maintain an ethos that has Christian values at its core, with strong links to their respective parish churches. The Governing Bodies of both schools are pleased to be able to further build on the individual and collective strengths of each school.
Mrs Maltese spends her time between each school each week and works closely with the senior leaders to provide the strategic leadership for both schools. Miss Castle is Head of School and leads the school on a day to day basis. If parents ever wish to speak to a member of staff at school, they should always contact the school office or the class teacher in the first instance. If parents need to speak to a senior member of staff, they can arrange to speak to Miss Castle or Miss McDougall (Senior Teacher).
For more information please visit the school website or contact them on 020 7186 0152 or email on [email protected]
Over many years there have been staff who have worked at both St Barnabas and St Matthew's Schools, including; Miss Mayo, Miss Paramore, Mr Hicks, Mrs Faith, Ms Townshend, Mrs Charlton and Mrs Jewitt to name but a few.