St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to demonstrate a good level of performance. The school provides a supportive and nurturing environment where pupils are engaged and eager to learn. Notable strengths include the well-structured curriculum and effective teaching practices that allow pupils to make strong progress, particularly in early years education. The school emphasizes the development of knowledge and social skills, with a strong focus on community involvement and respect for diversity.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and motivated to learn.
• Well-structured curriculum supports knowledge building.
• Strong foundation in mathematics and phonics for early years.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective support to access the curriculum.
• Positive behavior and respectful interactions among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Older pupils' reading assessments are not precise enough.
• Teachers occasionally do not have high enough expectations for pupil achievement.

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 the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.0% 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, 2.6% of pupils at St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh 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 the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.6% 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, 30.9% of pupils at St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh received £7,169 and spent £7,174 for each of its 97 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £67,000 (£693 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 the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh last inspected by Ofsted?

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh have?

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh has 97 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh cover?

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh?

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh is at The Street, Pebmarsh, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2NH.