St Johns Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address St John's Place
Northgate
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1BD
Phone 01227462360
Reference Number 137071

General Makeup

Number of pupils 442
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.87%
Girls: 51.13%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 47.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 45%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 33 27 60
2 29 29 58
3 22 40 62
4 31 27 58
5 30 31 61
6 29 31 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 47.3%
African 13.6%
White, Other 11.5%
Asian, Other 4.3%
Unclassified 3.4%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
Pakistani 2.5%
Indian 2%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
White & Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-08
Date Description Report
2024-01-23 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-09-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-10-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-03-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-11-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-06-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-03-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-11-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-06-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-02-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-02-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 34% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

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 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

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 -4.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -5.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths -4.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 32 8
Third Preference 24 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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