St John's Primary School

St John’s Primary School has been judged as good overall during its first routine inspection, following its conversion to an academy in 2019. The school fosters a strong sense of community, with a curriculum that is ambitious and tailored to meet the needs of all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Notable strengths include the outstanding early years provision and the effective promote of personal development, which helps pupils feel safe, supported, and engaged in their learning. The implementation of anti-bullying measures and high expectations for behaviour further highlight the school’s commitment to creating a positive environment for pupils. However, the inspection identified areas for improvement, specifically in ensuring that the curriculum sequencing in certain foundation subjects is more fully developed. This inconsistency can hinder some pupils' ability to remember their learning effectively. Additionally, there are concerns regarding the level of challenge provided in some lessons, which means that certain groups of children may not be reaching their full potential. Addressing these areas will be key for the school to enhance educational outcomes further.

Strengths

• High-quality early years provision.
• Ambitious and inclusive curriculum.
• Strong focus on personal development.
• Effective anti-bullying initiatives.
• Strong support for staff wellbeing and professional development.
• Engagement with parents and the local community.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing in some foundation subjects is not fully developed.
• Some lessons lack sufficient challenge for all pupils.

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 Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St John's 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's Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% 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, 5.8% of pupils at St John's Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Primary School received £6,526 and spent £6,958 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£662 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Greensand Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,295 and spending £6,600 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 Redhill · Surrey local authority: places and applications

St John's Primary School is part of Greensand Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Reigate School Reigate
• Wray Common Primary School Reigate
• Dovers Green School Reigate
• Holmesdale Community Infant School Reigate
• Kingswood Primary School Tadworth
• Yattendon School Horley
• Horley Infant School Horley
• Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres Epsom Downs
• Milton Mount Primary School Crawley

What is St John's Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St John's Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St John's Primary School have?

St John's Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Primary School cover?

St John's Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's Primary School?

St John's Primary School is at Pendleton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6QG.