St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery

St John's C of E Primary School demonstrates good overall effectiveness, characterized by a strong educational environment where pupils feel safe and happy. The school promotes a Christian ethos, fostering positive relationships and a supportive atmosphere that encourages learning. There is a focus on personal and academic development, reflected in pupils' positive attitudes, good behavior, and strong curriculum implementation across subjects including reading and mathematics. However, albeit the school generally performs well, inconsistencies exist in the phonics teaching approach and pupils' understanding of British values and diverse faiths, indicating areas that need improvement.

Strengths

• Positive relationships exist between pupils and staff.
• Leaders ensure a strong curriculum with clear knowledge progression.
• Pupils exhibit good attitudes and behavior in class.
• The school has effective safeguarding measures in place.
• There are strong opportunities for personal development and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in phonics teaching affect reading fluency.
• Some pupils have a fragile understanding of British values and different faiths.

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 CofE Primary School and Nursery attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.2% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery 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 CofE Primary School and Nursery had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% 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, 9.0% of pupils at St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 CofE Primary School and Nursery received £6,214 and spent £6,632 for each of its 384 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £252,000 (£658 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 CofE Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery have?

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery has 398 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery cover?

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery?

St John's CofE Primary School and Nursery is at Laund Nook, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1GY.