Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Chapel Street
Galgate
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA2 0JS
Phone 01524751320
Reference Number 119527

Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School continues to be recognized as a good institution. Pupils express a strong sense of belonging and appreciate the warm and friendly environment. There is a significant focus on high expectations for behavior and academic achievement, with a supportive climate that encourages students to seek help when needed. The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, particularly excelling in reading and the early years, allowing students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to thrive effectively.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 199
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.73%
Girls: 53.27%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 11 22
2 17 13 30
3 12 16 28
4 17 14 31
5 15 15 30
6 10 18 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.9%
Mixed, Other 4%
White, Other 2.5%
Indian 2%
Asian, Other 2%
Chinese 1.5%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 05 Oct 2022
Date Report
05 Oct 2022 School inspection
10 Oct 2017 Short inspection
24 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
20 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
31 Mar 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and valued within a warm and friendly environment.
  • Strong emphasis on high expectations for behavior and academic achievement.
  • Effective curriculum design that supports knowledge retention from early years to Year 6.
  • Involvement of pupils in a variety of clubs and activities that promote personal development.
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they achieve well.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few foundation subjects, leaders are still developing their evaluation processes to assess curriculum impact.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.4
Writing 2
Maths -0.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 1
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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