St John's Wood Primary School

Barrow Hill Junior School is performing well overall, rated as good in several domains including the quality of education and personal development. Pupils enjoy their time at the school, displaying a strong interest in books and engaging in a wide range of extracurricular activities that enhance their confidence and self-esteem. The school's commitment to fostering a supportive environment is evident through their focus on values such as trust and respect, which helps in developing responsible citizens among the students. However, there are challenges in ensuring a coherent curriculum in subjects such as geography, history, and physical education, which leaders are beginning to address.

Strengths

• Pupils are enthusiastic about learning and express joy in attending school.
• Strong focus on English and mathematics with effective group teaching.
• High standards in mathematics due to well-planned lessons.
• Pupils receive good support to improve their reading skills.
• Creative curriculum links subjects effectively, enhancing engagement.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they can achieve their targets.
• Effective safeguarding practices to keep pupils safe and supported.

Areas for Improvement

• The sequencing of learning in geography, history, and physical education is unclear.
• Curriculum programmes for geography, history, and physical education need further development.
• Teachers have not received recent training in geography or history.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St John's Wood Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at St John's Wood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St John's Wood Primary School had 42.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at St John's Wood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St John's Wood Primary School received £9,375 and spent £8,948 for each of its 425 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £191,000 (£450 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St John's Wood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Wood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St John's Wood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Wood Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St John's Wood Primary School have?

St John's Wood Primary School has 428 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Wood Primary School cover?

St John's Wood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St John's Wood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's Wood Primary School?

St John's Wood Primary School is at Bridgeman Street, St John's Wood, London, NW8 7AL.