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St John's CofE School

Primary Ages 2-11 278 pupils Stanmore
Ofsted: Good
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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%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

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
Maths 106

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
Writing 2
Maths 2.4

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 8 1

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Places and pupil numbers

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%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 480438420420420420420420420420420420420420420
Pupils 438419415415411416412410420387359345349320281
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

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
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

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.50.50.00.20.00.00.00.00.20.00.00.01.51.50.90.7
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

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

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.412.710.811.211.911.911.013.512.612.212.112.213.012.410.911.5
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 4.01.99.53.43.50.70.91.71.7–5.311.81.30.92.1–

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

20192020202120222023202420252026
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).

Name Distance
Avanti House Primary School
Common Road, Stanmore, HA7 3JB
0.95 miles
Aylward Primary School
Pangbourne Drive, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4RE
0.96 miles
Hujjat Primary School
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1.04 miles
Stanburn Primary School
Abercorn Road, Stanmore, HA7 2PJ
1.09 miles
Weald Rise Primary School
Robin Hood Drive, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 7DH
1.09 miles
Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2EQ
1.14 miles
Hartsbourne Primary School
Hartsbourne Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SJ
1.22 miles
Bushey Heath Primary School
The Rutts, Bushey Heath, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1SP
1.46 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Dobbin Close, Belmont Circle, Harrow, HA3 7LP
1.48 miles
Belmont School
Hibbert Road, Harrow Weald, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 7JT
1.52 miles
Woodlands School
Bransgrove Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JP
1.74 miles
Priestmead Primary School and Nursery
Hartford Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 8SZ
1.77 miles
Cedars Manor School
Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6LS
1.78 miles
Camrose Primary With Nursery
St David's Drive, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6JH
1.79 miles
Tashbar of Edgware
45-47 Mowbray Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8JL
1.81 miles
Edgware Jewish Girls - Beis Chinuch
296 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8NP
1.9 miles
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Long Elmes, Harrow Weald, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 6LE
1.9 miles
Holland House School
1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8TP
1.93 miles
The London Mechina
Woodside Park Synagogue, Woodside Park Road, London, N12 8RZ
1.94 miles
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery
School Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 1ST
1.96 miles
Name Distance
Bentley Wood High School
Clamp Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3JW
0.64 miles
Stanmore College
Elm Park, Stanmore, HA7 4BQ
0.65 miles
Avanti House School
Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2EQ
1.09 miles
North London Collegiate School
Canons, Middlesex, HA8 7RJ
1.13 miles
London Academy
Spur Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8DE
1.33 miles
Immanuel College
87-91 Elstree Road, Bushey, WD23 4EB
1.54 miles
Park High School
Thistlecroft Gardens, Stanmore, HA7 1PL
1.63 miles
The Sacred Heart Language College
High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
1.66 miles
Kingsley High School
Whittlesea Road, Harrow, HA3 6ND
1.68 miles
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
High Road, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 5DY
1.7 miles
Whitefriars School
Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 5RQ
1.85 miles
Hatch End High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6NR
1.9 miles
Harrow Collegiate
Harrow Teachers Centre, Harrow, HA3 5PQ
1.92 miles
Shaftesbury High School
Headstone Lane, Harrow, HA3 6LE
1.94 miles
Canons High School
Shaldon Road, Edgware, HA8 6AN
2.01 miles
St Margaret's School
Merry Hill Road, Bushey, WD23 1DT
2.2 miles
Bushey Meads School
Coldharbour Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 4PA
2.31 miles
Haberdashers' Boys' School
2.49 miles
Haberdashers' Girls' School
Aldenham Road, Borehamwood, WD6 3BT
2.49 miles
Menorah Grammar School
Abbots Road, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 0QS
2.52 miles

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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.

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