St John's Primary School In Rishworth

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Godly Lane
Rishworth
Sowerby Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX6 4QR
Phone 01422822596
Reference Number 139040

St John's Primary School in Rishworth is recognized for its positive school culture and strong academic performance, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The environment is supportive and nurturing, with high expectations for pupil behavior and engagement. The teaching of reading is particularly effective, enabling students to develop a love of reading from an early age. However, there are areas for development regarding the precise identification and sequencing of essential knowledge in certain subjects, which the leadership team is actively working to address.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 145
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.72%
Girls: 48.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 3.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 6 13
2 14 9 23
3 9 10 19
4 14 10 24
5 14 10 24
6 9 9 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.1%
White & Asian 4.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 13 Jul 2022
Date Report
13 Jul 2022 School inspection:
13 Feb 2019 Short inspection
04 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
10 Dec 2012 Academy conversion letter
05 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
Previously as St John's CofE VA Primary School, Rishworth
05 Jul 2010 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
21 Jan 2002 Full inspection
21 Jan 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong emphasis on reading from the start of school
  • Highly positive relationships among pupils and staff
  • Outstanding behavior and attitudes of pupils
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Ambitious and well-planned curriculum
  • High-quality enrichment experiences promoting personal development
  • Strong culture of safeguarding

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent identification of essential knowledge in some subjects
  • Underdeveloped assessment systems for longer-term knowledge retention

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 89%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22%

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 110
Maths 112

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
Writing 2.2
Maths 3.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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