Deepcar St. John's School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Junior School catering for children from 7-11 years and classified as a 'Foundation School'. The present building was opened in 1968 and stands in a modern private housing estate. The school is a well maintained and modern building surrounded by good play areas and playing fields.

There are eight classrooms, a large hall, separate dining area, library, I.C.T. Suite, music and audio-visual room, administrative offices and home economics and resource areas.

Children are drawn predominantly from its intake area of surrounding houses and the nearby Stubbin Estate. Royd Nursery Infant School, our feeder school, adjoins the site and we have close links with them, particularly regarding the transition and induction of Infant children into our school as and when appropriate. A number of children, through parents' preferential choice, travel to the school from 'out of catchment' area.

The school presently has eight classes of mixed ability, with two classes per year group. There are eight full time teaching staff who have general class teaching responsibilities and a number of classroom support assistants.

Being a Voluntary Aided School we have close links with St. John's Church in Deepcar and regularly celebrate the major events in the Christian calendar either in school or by visiting the local parish church. The vicar calls regularly to take assembly and to see children in class.

This Church School, whilst professing the uniqueness of the Christian faith, welcomes all children from the neighbourhood regardless of family beliefs. There is no ideological pressure and yet Christian inferences are built into the ethos and teaching as signals for children to detect. The high standards of teaching and Christian values built into this ethos should ensure all children develop their full educational, spiritual and social potential.