St John's Church of England Primary School

St John's Church of England Primary School is a warm, inclusive school where pupils feel safe, happy and proud to belong. Pupils typically behave well, attend regularly and show respectful, friendly attitudes. The school has a strong sense of community, and staff know pupils and families well. Personal development is a particular strength. Pupils benefit from an extensive programme of clubs, trips, leadership roles and community activities, and they show a mature understanding of equality and British values. Pastoral support is highly effective, and pupils with SEND or other barriers are well included and generally achieve well. Outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics are often above national averages. Curriculum and teaching are generally effective, and leadership has managed a recent period of change well. The main concern is writing: teaching is less consistent than in reading and mathematics, and pupils' spelling and handwriting are not secure enough, which affects accuracy across subjects. Early years end points and sequencing are also occasionally less precise.

Strengths

• Warm, inclusive culture where pupils feel safe, happy and proud of their school.
• Extensive personal development programme tailored thoughtfully to pupils’ needs.
• Pupils show a strong understanding of equality, diversity and fundamental British values.
• Wide range of enrichment, clubs, trips and leadership roles builds confidence and independence.
• Highly effective pastoral support for vulnerable pupils and families.
• Pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, achieve well across the curriculum.
• National test outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics are often above national averages.
• Inclusive teaching with skilful adaptations for pupils with SEND and other barriers.
• High attendance and effective action to reduce absence, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Positive behaviour and respectful relationships across the school.
• Curriculum has clear end points and builds on prior learning, supported by useful professional development.
• Early years provides strong language and phonics support.
• Leadership has managed recent change well; staff feel valued and governors hold leaders to account.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing teaching is less consistent than reading and mathematics across the curriculum.
• Pupils’ spelling and handwriting foundations are not secure enough, reducing accuracy in writing across subjects.
• Early years learning end points and sequencing are occasionally less clear or precise.

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 Church of England Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St John's Church of England 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 Church of England Primary School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.0% 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, 12.3% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Church of England Primary School received £6,675 and spent £6,450 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £6,000 (£28 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 Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was St John's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does St John's Church of England Primary School have?

St John's Church of England Primary School has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Church of England Primary School cover?

St John's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St John's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's Church of England Primary School?

St John's Church of England Primary School is at Poplar Street, Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 3DG.