Terrington St John Primary School

Terrington St John Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, building on its previous inspection results. The school provides a safe and nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and supported. Most students are engaged in their learning, display good behavior, and benefit from a well-planned curriculum that accommodates mixed-age classes effectively. The staff has built strong relationships with pupils, contributing positively to their emotional well-being and academic progress. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding staff training and support, particularly in phonics and special educational needs. Some staff have not received sufficient guidance to teach effectively across all subjects, which can impact how well some pupils understand the material. While pupils with special educational needs generally learn well, inconsistencies in staff support and instruction highlight the need for more targeted guidance from leaders to ensure all pupils succeed fully in their learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending a small, welcoming school.
• High-quality pastoral support for pupils with emotional needs.
• Curriculum well-planned and sequenced for mixed-age classes.
• Strong emphasis on reading from an early age with effective phonics instruction.
• Pupils feel safe and know they have trusted staff to turn to.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent staff training in the planned curriculum.
• Some staff lack specific guidance to support pupils with SEND effectively.

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 Terrington St John Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 30.4% 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 Terrington St John 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 Terrington St John Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.5% 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, 30.0% of pupils at Terrington St John Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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.

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What is Terrington St John Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Terrington St John Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Terrington St John Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Terrington St John Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Terrington St John Primary School have?

Terrington St John Primary School has 50 pupils on roll.

What age range does Terrington St John Primary School cover?

Terrington St John Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Terrington St John Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Terrington St John Primary School?

Terrington St John Primary School is at School Road, Terrington St John, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7SG.