St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School has demonstrated improvements in various aspects of educational provision, including attendance and behavior. The leaders have created a positive and inclusive culture, ensuring pupils feel safe and supported. While many pupils are making progress, there remain gaps in essential mathematical knowledge that hinder their performance in more complex tasks. Overall, the school is fulfilling the expected standards of care and education, though it shows room for improvement in certain areas. This inspection serves as an important milestone for the school, highlighting its dedication to continuous development and commitment to pupil well-being.

Strengths

• Strong focus on safeguarding, ensuring a safe environment for all pupils.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.
• Positive attitudes to learning among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Significant improvements in attendance and behavior.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils enhance the learning environment.
• Inclusive culture where pupil needs are identified and supported early.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils have gaps in essential mathematical knowledge that limit their achievement.
• Quality of interactions in early years is variable, not consistently maximising learning opportunities.

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 the Evangelist Catholic Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% 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, 8.2% of pupils at St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School 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 the Evangelist Catholic Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.6% 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, 22.6% of pupils at St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School received £7,708 and spent £7,588 for each of its 142 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£560 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,699 and spending £7,759 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 Billingham · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is part of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Billingham
• St Michael's Catholic Academy Billingham
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Billingham
• St Joseph's Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Paul's Catholic Primary School Billingham
• St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Bede's Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Stockton-On-Tees
• Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Stockton-On-Tees

What is St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School have?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School has 124 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School cover?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is at Cowpen Lane, Billingham, TS23 1LJ.