What our community says about our children, staff & school

On behalf of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, I would like to thank you all at St. John & St. Francis Church School for your generous and kind donation of £373.41. We are so grateful for your wonderful support!

As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support. Your generosity is instrumental in allowing us to continue providing a critical care service both by air and by road, through close cooperation with our NHS colleagues across the region. With each mission costing approximately E3,500 and the demand for our service growing every day, your amazing donation is helping us reach more people and save more lives.

Thanks to your support, we're now working towards the exciting goal of adding a second helicopter to our fleet. We'd love for you to follow our journey. Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates and visit http://www.dsairambulance.org.uk to sign up for our e-newsletter. It's a truly exciting time, and your support is making it possible.

Thank you again for your wonderful support, your donation really will make a big difference and enable us to continue being there for patients who need us the most.

From all of us including our crew, our patients, and the countless families who have benefitted from our service-thank you. Your generosity is life saving."

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, following fundraising event, December 2025

It was a delight to visit and spend a large part of the school day with you all at St John and St Francis.  

 

As I said in my feedback, the school feels a warm, focused and purposeful environment and it was an absolute pleasure to have the opportunity to spend time within classes.

Please pass on my thanks and warmest wishes to all the staff and children for their engagement. Their hard work, joy and dedication was very evident in the conversations I had over the day

Nina Britneff, Visiting consultant from SPTS, October 2025

Comment from Gary, Carymoor Environmental Trust, October 2025

Comment from EYFS parent, July 2025

Social Media post following Y6 First Aid training, June 2025

Social Media post following Y6 Careers Fair, June 2025

Comment from a parent following Y5 & Y6 swimming gala, May 2025

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 Responses from parents/carers to Your Voice Matters! March 2025

Comment from a parent following Somerset Music Rock Band performance to KS2, February 2025

Congratulations! 

I have just watched the science week video and couldn't have been prouder of our school. Thank you for investing in your role as 'science lead' inspiring and resourcing the inventiveness of our staff. Together, you have educated, enabled and enriched the lives of our pupils so that they have wanted to further explore the wonderful world of science.

Thank you.

Comment from a Foundation Governor to Mrs Stocks following Science week, February 2025

Comments from parents, carers & grandparents following Science week, February 2025

Comment from Somerset Waste following a Science Workshop, February 2025

Comment from SEND parent, January 2025

Comments from parents and carers following Oracy workshop, January 2025

Comment from visiting Music Teacher, December 2024

Comments from Deputy & Assistant Headteachers, October 2024

Comment from Dunwear House following carol singing visit from Year 1 children, December 2023

Comment from a parent following Year 6 Climate Change Conference, December 2023

Member of the public during Year 3 visit to Cheddar Caves, November 2023

Comment from CADCharacters following Year 1 workshop, November 2023

Comment from a parent following a Maths parents workshop, November 2023

Comment from a SEND parent, July 2023

Comment from a parent, July 2023

Environmental Education Officer at The Magdalen Environmental Trust following visit from EYFS, July 2023

Instructor at Bridgwater & Taunton College, following Year 3 visit as part of Health & Sports Week, June 2023

Premier Sport coach following Rounders club, May 2023

Comment from a parent of a small child, visiting a local park at the same time as our Year 6's enjoyed a visit as a post SATs treat, impressed that our pupils were including their child in a game, May 2023

Comment from swimming instructor, following swimming gala at 1610 Chilton, April 2023 

Comment from CADCharacters, following visit for Year 2’s Victorian History topic, February 2023 

Comment from a parent following Year 4 football tournament, February 2023