St John's has a Healthy School Committee and holds the National Healthy Schools Award 2007. Staff and governors understand the importance of investing in health to assist in the process of raising levels of pupil achievement and improving standards. Only if children are fit and healthy will they be ready and able to learn effectively and achieve their full potential.

"St John's is an excellent example of good practice in being a healthy school." Gill Gould Healthy School Co-ordinator September 2006.

What is a Healthy School?

The aims of the National Healthy Schools Programme are:

• to support children and young people in developing healthy behaviours;
• to help to raise pupil achievement;
• to help to reduce health inequalities;
• to help promote social inclusion.

"Pupils have an outstanding understanding of how to keep healthy."

(Ofsted 2008)