John Wood School & Nursery

John Wood School & Nursery remains classified as a good school, demonstrating solid performance and a commitment to educational excellence. The school fosters a positive environment characterized by its values of kindness, respect, and ambition, which resonate throughout the community. Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior, showing a strong sense of safety and well-being, supported by attentive staff and a variety of enrichment opportunities. The curriculum is well-structured, especially in reading and mathematics, allowing pupils to develop skills effectively from a young age. However, the school recognizes areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all pupils retain and recall essential knowledge across all subjects. While early reading and mathematics instruction is commendable, some foundation subjects need better assessment of pupils' understanding to address gaps in their learning. Overall, John Wood is on a positive trajectory, with strong leadership and community support within the Chancery Education Trust.

Strengths

• High expectations set by staff lead to exemplary pupil behavior.
• A well-structured early reading curriculum that promotes fluency.
• Pupils engage in enriching experiences that enhance community involvement.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong relationships fostered between pupils and staff ensuring safety and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in some foundation subjects leading to gaps in pupil learning.

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 John Wood School & Nursery attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at John Wood School & Nursery 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 John Wood School & Nursery had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 21.3% of pupils at John Wood School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 John Wood School & Nursery received £7,304 and spent £7,251 for each of its 316 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £176,000 (£559 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Chancery Education Trust, income was £7,109 and spending £6,757 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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John Wood School & Nursery is part of Chancery Education Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Pickhurst Academy West Wickham
• Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School Orpington
• Oaklands Primary Academy Westerham

What is John Wood School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for John Wood School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was John Wood School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

John Wood School & Nursery was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does John Wood School & Nursery have?

John Wood School & Nursery has 310 pupils on roll.

What age range does John Wood School & Nursery cover?

John Wood School & Nursery for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are John Wood School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is John Wood School & Nursery?

John Wood School & Nursery is at Dartnell Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6JA.