St Michael's School  35 bounds green road   london  n22

The Parish of Wood Green

LONDON  U.K.

Mission Statement

St Michael's School aims to provide a Christian environment which fosters the development of a literate, numerate and caring community.  Each pupil will be able to take advantage of their own and outside resources, whether they are spiritual, intellectual or physical.

We are a Christian school with a Christian ethos. We strive to help all pupils to understand religious beliefs, practices and insights that have been handed down to them from the past, in order that they may develop as individuals and members of society having a fuller awareness of the present day living faith.
 

Our School is Voluntary Aided. It has very close links with St Michael's Church, Wood Green, and has catered for children of the neighbourhood for 150 years.
The board of governors work closely with the London Diocesan Board of Schools and Haringey Education Committee. The governors are responsible for the selection of pupils and the upkeep of the buildings. Children attend an assembly every day - on Thursdays this is led by the Rector. School mass is held in the parish church at least once a term, and other Thursdays in school.

admissions
Parents wishing to have their child considered for a place at St Michael's should visit the Headteacher (Mr Richard Metcalf), at the earliest opportunity. All applications to join our Reception Class must be made using a Haringey Application Form + a St Michael's Supplementary Form (available from the school).
There are waiting lists for most classes.

Please ring the school office for more information or to make an appointment: 020 8888 7125

stmichaelsceprimary@haringey.gov.uk

 

St Michael's school is very popular and oversubscribed, and pupils are well supported by their parents.
There are 7 classes (Reception to Year 6), and the average class size is 29.
The school's standard admission number is 30 in each year group and the governor's admission policy gives priority to children of parents who are particularly involved in the life and work of the St Michael's Church. The second admission criterion gives preference to siblings, whilst the third offers families from other Anglican parishes or Christian Churches (where they do not have their own school), a place. These criteria mean that children attending the school are predominantly from Christian backgrounds.

 

 

 

some history :
Around 1862, the work of the church School began. The Tottenham and Edmonton Advertiser of December 1859 gives a lengthy account of the opening of the Sunday School on part of the land given as a site for the church, to accommodate up to 80 children. At the opening ceremony the Vicar of Tottenham expressed the hope, "that sufficient funds would be raised to make it possible ere long to establish a Day School in the building, and that hundreds of children would live to bless the day that it was in this school they were taught to pray".

In order to accommodate the increasing number of children, the building was enlarged in 1863 and used as a boys, girls and infants Day School. From 1873, when the School had outgrown its accommodation, it was confined entirely to the teaching of infants. On the passing of the Forster Education Act in 1870, it was found necessary to provide further accommodation for increasing numbers, and on 3rd August 1872 the foundation stone of the Senior Schools for 150 boys and 150 girls was laid by Mrs. Pearson of Nightingale Hall, Bounds Green Road. She had already given the site valued at £1,000 (the actual building of the Schools at a cost of £2,000 being met by donations from parishioners who bought the right to elect Governors, and contributions from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Diocesan funds). The Infants School was again enlarged in 1886 at a cost of £450, the expense being borne by Mr. Robinson, a parishioner living in Stuart Crescent.

In 1950, the school saw the founding of the Friends of St Michael's School, to raise money for rebuilding the school. Following many delays, the demolition and rebuilding was allowed to take place in three stages:

1. classrooms (completed in 1966) 2. classrooms and administration block (completed in 1968) 3. hall and kitchen (completed in 1972)

During the demolition classes were held in St Michael's Halls. The work was dedicated by the Bishop of Willesden, Graham Leonard, on 20th June 1968. The hall and kitchen were opened by the Duke of Gloucester in 1972.

Recent works to the school's building include:

1. new roof covering to the majority of the buildings (2004)
2. new infant toilets installed (2005)
3. new infant's toilet block (2006)
4. new fire doors (2006)
5. rewiring of the school (2006/7)
6. new junior toilets (2006)
7. new entrance lobby and administrator's office (2007)
8. refurbished staff toilets (2007)

 

some of the illustrations on this page:
from the top left: Bishop Graham Leonard blessing the new school buildings; the school at work today ; Ascension mass with Bishop Peter (Edmonton) ; then various assemblies . . .