The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School

The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school is characterized by a caring environment where pupils feel secure and valued, leading to positive relationships among staff and students. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, ensuring that teachers understand what to teach and how to support all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still early for leaders to assess the curriculum's effectiveness over time fully and to ensure consistency in its implementation across the school.

Strengths

• Strong focus on pupil well-being and safety
• Positive and nurturing environment where pupils thrive
• Effective curriculum planning that supports a wide range of pupils
• High-quality support for pupils with special educational needs
• Strong relationships and mutual trust between pupils and staff
• Reflective staff engaged in continuous professional development

Areas for Improvement

• Need for more effective evaluation of curriculum implementation over time
• Leadership skills of curriculum and phase leaders need further development

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 The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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 The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided 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 The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.0% 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, 16.6% of pupils at The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 13 pupils.

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 The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School received £7,130 and spent £7,132 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £33,000 (£79 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 The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2021.

When was The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in December 2021.

How many pupils does The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School has 421 pupils on roll.

What age range does The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School?

The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Wesley School Road, Cuckoo Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LW.