Values & Ethos

At St John’s Stonefold, we are a close-knit church family rooted in God’s love, nurturing every child to grow confidently and soar with ambition. Guided by our Christian values and a bespoke, innovative curriculum, we empower our children to embrace their individuality, develop life skills, and thrive as kind, confident, and driven members of our vibrant rural community. Together, we inspire limitless aspirations, preparing each child to flourish and follow their dreams with faith and purpose.

Our five Christian values spell out the word: EAGLE which is part of our school badge and the emblem of St. John. These values are woven into everyday school life and help our children to ‘soar’ here at St John’s Stonefold and in their lives beyond.

“Rooted and Established in God’s love: nurture, grow, fly” Ephesians 3:17

As a Christian school, we believe daily worship to be fundamental in developing positive behaviour.  Worship can be delivered by all members of staff, emphasising the importance of the school community as a collective Christian family.  From our annual evaluation of worship – the children have shown that their behaviour is influenced positively in the following ways:

• By teaching morals and values such as honesty, the need to share, being content, emotional rather than material happiness.
• By teaching tolerance and celebration with regard to other religions and faiths.
• By allowing reflection time for the children to think about their own behaviour and how they treat others based on a foundation of our school values, friendship and kindness.
• By emphasising the messages of the Ten Commandments.

As a school, our daily lives are led by four basic expectations:

• Do your best
• Respect Others
• Make Good Choices
• Be Thankful

which we call ‘Soar at Stonefold’.