Our Aims & Mission Statement

St James the Great School aims to:

make prayer, worship and liturgy real educational experiences, contributing to the development of the faith of everyone in the school;
provide a framework within which all children are enabled to develop the highest possible level of achievement fulfilling their academic, moral, physical and spiritual potential;
create links between home, parish and school which prepare children for their future life;
help children to develop positive relationships through example;
ensure that the curriculum provides a Catholic setting in which children can grow in understanding and acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values;
provide support and development in a school which looks to Christ as the basis of its existence, for all staff and parents as well as children.

Mission Statement:

Discere cum dei amore - Learning with God's love
St James the Great RC Primary & Nursery School
Serving Catholic parish communities of Thornton Heath and Norbury.

We have an Ethos of Excellence, guided by the beliefs and practice of the Catholic Church, where:

Love ensures we build a community inspired by Gospel values, where all feel safe, valued, respected and we have opportunities to ‘love thy neighbour’;
Resilience is promoted by providing a balanced curriculum, in which children can grow in understanding and acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values;
Determination and Self Belief enable us to work hard, so that we fulfil our academic, moral, physical, social and spiritual potential;
Faith is nurtured through prayer and liturgy, promoting respect for others and tolerance of differences.
Respect for ourselves and one another is fostered, and evident through our behaviour and conduct in school, at home and beyond

St James the Great RC Primary & Nursery School is an Academy in the trusteeship of the Archdiocese of Southwark.