--- title: "Our School Saint" url: "https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/our-school-saint" school: "St. John Fisher RC Primary School" --- # Our School Saint ## Our School Saint - St John Fisher ![](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/images/images/Saint-John-Fisher-painting.jpg) Saint John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Roman Catholic Bishop, Cardinal and Martyr. He was executed in the Tower of London by order of King Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept him as Head of the Church of England. On June 22, 1535, John Fisher was taken from his cell in the Bell Tower to be executed for treason. He was so weak that he had to be supported. Holding his copy of the New Testament, Fisher mounted the scaffold, and spoke his last words: ***"Christian people, I am come hither to die for the faith of Christ's Catholic Church... Wherefore I desire you to help me, and assist me with your prayers, that at the very point and instant of death's stroke, and in the very moment of my death, I then faint not in any point of the faith. And I pray, God save the king and the realm."*** John Fisher was canonized a Saint in 1935. By his example of learning, holiness, faith, loyalty and courage, by his service to God and others, John Fisher's life and death were truly a witness to our faith. John Fisher shares his feast day with Thomas More on 22 June. ### Classes at St John Fisher | **Yr 6** | **S** | **Scholastica** | |---|---|---| | **Ai** | **Aidan** | | **Yr 5** | **N** | **Ninian** | | **T** | **Teresa** | | **Yr 4** | **J** | **James** | | **O** | **Osmund** | | **Yr 3** | **H** | **Hugh** | | **N** | **Nicholas** | | **Yr 2** | **F** | **Francis** | | **I** | **Ignatius** | | **Yr 1** | **S** | **Susanna** | | **H** | **Helena** | | **Yr Rec** | **E** | **Elizabeth** | | **R** | **Rose** | The Nursery classes are named after Mary and Joseph. ![](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/images/images/SJF-Stained-glass-window__ResizedImageWzYwMCw1MjJd.jpg)***The stained glass window at the main reception of school was funded in memory of Judith Young, who taught here from 1968 to 1988.*** ***The St John Fisher logo was designed by Judith Young. It is made up of banners, displaying the school motto; the picture is a shield containing the letters SJF and a fish to represent St John Fisher himself; the cross was chosen to symbolise the Christian faith, the heart and soul of our school.*** ### **The St John Fisher School Song** **![](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/images/images/StJohn-Fisher-Song__ResizedImageWzYwMCw3MjNd.png)** ### Catholic Life - [Religious Education Curriculum](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/religious-education-curriculum) - [Policies](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/policies) - [Catholic Social Teaching](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/catholic-social-teaching) - [Prayer and Liturgy](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/prayer-and-liturgy) - [St John Fisher Parish](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/st-john-fisher-parish) - [Our School Saint](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/our-school-saint) - [Living Out Our Faith At Home](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/catholic-life/living-out-our-faith-at-home) ![St. John Fisher RC Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-fisher-rc-primary-school/images/logo/logo-st-john-fisher.png) #### St. John Fisher RC Primary School Grand Drive West Wimbledon SW20 9NA 020 8540 2637 #### Useful Links - [Admissions](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/our-school/admissions) - [Policies](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/our-school/policies) - [PTFA](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/parents-carers/ptfa) - [Governors](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/our-school/governors) - [Gift Aid](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8NyTXSDKZq8zrVJyo36wxAZhUH8sEi9I54xNBmdYlETh5HQ/viewform) #### Social Media - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stjohnfisherprimary/) [![](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/images/logo/logo-footer-2.png)](https://sancta-familia.schudio.com/) © Copyright 2024–2026 St. John Fisher RC Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-johnfisher.merton.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-john-fisher-rc-primary-school/images/splash/Stay_-_Play_21st_Nov_2026.JPG)