St John's Church of England Primary School

St John’s Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The atmosphere is positive, with pupils showing enthusiasm for learning and a strong sense of community. Relationships between staff and students are noted for being caring and supportive, fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and happy. The school's commitments extend beyond academics, offering various extracurricular activities that enhance pupils' broader development and understanding of the world. Leaders are dedicated to high standards and have implemented effective strategies for teaching and learning, particularly in early reading and mathematics. However, some aspects of the curriculum require strengthening. In certain subjects, the exact knowledge needed by pupils and the sequence in which it should be taught have not yet been clearly defined. This has contributed to issues with long-term retention of information among students. Additionally, while early reading is well-structured, reading comprehension skills in some year groups are not fully developed due to a lack of specific guidance in the curriculum. Overall, the commitment of leaders and staff to continuous improvement positions the school well for future success.

Strengths

• Caring and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils
• Strong focus on early reading with expertly trained staff
• Well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum in many subjects
• Positive behaviour and cooperation among pupils
• Robust community connections and extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Unspecified reading skills in key stage 2 leading to underdeveloped comprehension
• Lack of clarity in some subjects on essential knowledge and sequencing

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 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.1% 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, 5.1% 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 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.5% 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, 14.9% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 £8,093 and spent £8,104 for each of its 174 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £111,000 (£640 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 Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

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 July 2023.

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

St John's Church of England Primary School has 174 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 4 to 11.

What are St John's Church of England Primary School'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 Church of England Primary School?

St John's Church of England Primary School is at Albion Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2SN.