St John's Church of England Primary Academy

St John's Church of England Primary Academy has been assessed as good overall, demonstrating strong performance across key areas including the quality of education, behavior, and leadership. The school is characterized by a warm and caring environment that reflects its Christian values, with effective support for students and a solid commitment to fostering relationships within the community. Students are engaged in their learning and participate actively in school activities, fostering positive attitudes towards their education.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral care that reflects the school's Christian values.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High aspirations for student achievement with a focus on literacy and numeracy.
• Well-established routines that minimize learning disruptions.
• Energetic leadership with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clear knowledge retention goals in some subjects such as geography and history.
• Variability in subject leaders' training impacts curriculum delivery.
• Imprecise SEND provision plans limit effective support for some students.
• Ongoing need to improve overall attendance rates.

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 Church of England Primary Academy attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 29.9% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary Academy 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 St John's Church of England Primary Academy had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% 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, 18.1% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 St John's Church of England Primary Academy received £6,676 and spent £8,455 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £188,000 (£954 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wednesbury · Sandwell local authority: places and applications

St John's Church of England Primary Academy is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Birchills Church of England Community Academy Walsall
• All Saints National Academy Walsall
• Trinity CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Walsall
• Havergal CofE (C) Primary School Wolverhampton
• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• St James Church of England Primary Academy Rugeley
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston
• Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Rugeley

What is St John's Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St John's Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St John's Church of England Primary Academy have?

St John's Church of England Primary Academy has 193 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Church of England Primary Academy cover?

St John's Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St John's Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's Church of England Primary Academy?

St John's Church of England Primary Academy is at Addison Terrace, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9AR.