St John's CofE School
St John's CofE School is a voluntary aided school in Harrow for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 278 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St John's CofE School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024. In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | 127 Stanmore Hill Stanmore HA7 3FD |
| Phone | 02089543978 |
| Reference Number | 134929 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 278 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.4%
Girls: 53.6% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 49.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | 19 | 28 | 47 |
| 4 | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| 5 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 6 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, Other | 24.8% |
| White, British | 18% |
| African | 11.5% |
| Asian, Other | 10.1% |
| Indian | 6.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.7% |
| Caribbean | 3.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 3.2% |
| White & Asian | 2.2% |
| Unclassified | 2.2% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| Chinese | 1.1% |
St John’s CofE School has consistently maintained its status as a good school, characterized by a warm and welcoming environment where respectful relationships flourish. The school emphasizes its core values, ensuring that pupils feel safe and confident to express their concerns, knowing they will receive appropriate support. The robust curriculum is designed to be inclusive, offering a broad range of subjects that effectively engage pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and promoting a love of learning and reading among all students.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 09 Jul 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2024 | School inspection |
| 09 Jan 2019 | Short inspection |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Full inspection: |
| 19 Nov 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 04 Jun 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Mar 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 05 Feb 2007 | Full inspection: |
Strengths
- High expectations for all pupils' achievements
- Strong focus on reading from early years
- Well-structured curriculum that revisits learning
- Inclusive practices benefiting pupils with SEND
- Extensive offerings for wider personal development
- Positive relationships among pupils and staff
- Strong parental support and positive feedback
- Effective safeguarding measures in place
Areas for Improvement
- Some curriculum changes are recent and not fully embedded
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 74% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 2% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 2.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 9 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 8 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St John's CofE School had 281 pupils for 420 places. 139 places (33.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “North East Primary” planning area
Harrow counted 296 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 294 in 2029–30, down 1%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 480 | 438 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 438 | 419 | 415 | 415 | 411 | 416 | 412 | 410 | 420 | 387 | 359 | 345 | 349 | 320 | 281 |
| Unfilled | 8.8% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 16.9% | 23.8% | 33.1% |
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 CofE School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.3% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 3.7% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 2.5% |
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, 0.4% of pupils at St John's CofE School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 CofE School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 15.4 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 4.2% | 27.6% | 22.6% | 29.1% | 19.1% | 12.2% | 10.4% | 26.6% | 21.5% | 11.4% | 6.0% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 6.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 75.0% | 57.1% | 81.0% | 61.5% | 38.5% | 40.0% | 37.9% | 54.2% | 60.0% | – | 73.7% | 73.3% | 52.9% | 25.0% | 46.7% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.0 | 1.9 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | – | 5.3 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | – |
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, 11.5% of pupils at St John's CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 6 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 CofE School received £8,343 and spent £8,211 for each of its 275 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£688 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £132,000 | £247,000 | £245,000 | £184,000 | £123,000 | £235,000 | £153,000 | £189,000 |
| per pupil | £332 | £654 | £683 | £540 | £363 | £744 | £546 | £688 |
| In-year balance | £52,000 | £115,000 | -£2,000 | -£61,000 | -£61,000 | £112,000 | -£82,000 | £36,000 |
| per pupil | £130 | £304 | -£6 | -£179 | -£180 | £356 | -£294 | £132 |
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 CofE School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St John's CofE School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.
When was St John's CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?
St John's CofE School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does St John's CofE School have?
St John's CofE School has 278 pupils on roll.
What age range does St John's CofE School cover?
St John's CofE School for pupils aged 2 to 11.
What are St John's CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St John's CofE School?
St John's CofE School is at 127 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3FD.