In Sutton, we are one of four Church of England Schools in the London Borough of Sutton. As head teachers we meet together from time to time to support each other and discuss current issues in education. We were formerly part of Surrey County Council but this changed in the 1950s.
In Sutton, we are one of four Church of England Schools in the London Borough of Sutton. As head teachers we meet together from time to time to support each other and discuss current issues in education. We were formerly part of Surrey County Council but this changed in the 1950s.
Holy Trinity is also part of the Southwark Diocese which ranges from Greenwich to Redhill and Kingston! The Southwark Board of education, based in Union Street in London, facilitiates training, support, advice and meetings for all of the Church of England Schools in Southwark, both Primary age and Secondary age. It is a superb support.
In order that the children appreciate that they are part of a much wider community, with church links and more, we are currently seeking to make links with Arundel Church of England Primary School, a Church of England School in Bradford and one in Zimbabwe (because Croydon parish supports and is linked with Zimbabwe).
At Holy Trinity Junior we are extremely fortunate to be supported by 3 churches. These three churches are:
This means that: …we have access to the ministers, youth workers and all the organisations that are run in the churches and our whole school community is welcome to join in with any of them
The closest church to our school is Holy Trinity on Malden Road and it is thanks to their minister Reverend Howard Banister, that there was a vision for the school to be expanded around 1938 in order to meet the specification of Surrey County Council (at the time) to accommodate approximately 400 children. Originally, our school hall was called the Howard Bannister hall in his memory as he died before it was finished.
Each year the whole school goes to church four times.
Parents are welcome and the church is usually very full.
In our corridor from the office to the hall we have a Church Community notice board where we display information about the three churches that support us because they hold lots of different groups that children and parents are most welcome to be involved with.
Each church also has a group for those who want to go along and ask questions about the Christian faith.
The local church websites – feel free to have a look and go along.
Assemblies on a Tuesday and a Thursday
Every Tuesday youth workers from the local areas come to lead assemblies and on Thursday local church ministers come in to lead assembly. The children enjoy the variety this gives.
Southwark Diocese and Croydon Parish – we belong to both and benefit hugely from support of all kinds (advice, training, resources etc.) from the Southwark Board of Education
As a Church of England School we are termed a voluntary aided school. This means that the Southwark Diocese is responsible for our building and we manage it. The local churches contribute significantly to our maintenance fund. Each September we also ask each family to contribute approximately £30 to this fund towards the upkeep of the building.