The John Roan School

The John Roan School has demonstrated strong performance across multiple domains, securing a 'Good' rating overall in its first inspection since converting to an academy. The school cultivates a positive community atmosphere, with high parental satisfaction reflected in their willingness to recommend the school. Leadership has successfully created a culture of high expectations, making strides in academic achievement, particularly in language studies and encouraging students to aspire towards ambitious academic paths in the sixth form. However, there are developing areas that need attention, particularly in ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive adequate support to enhance their reading skills.

Strengths

• High parental satisfaction and communication
• Strong sense of community and celebrations of diversity
• Effective support for students with SEND
• Well-structured curriculum in Key Stage 4 and sixth form
• Strong subject knowledge among staff
• Effective enrichment experiences for students
• Success in guiding sixth-form students to higher education

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of student understanding in lessons
• Some pupils, including those with SEND, lack support in reading fluency

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 The John Roan School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 10.9% of pupils at The John Roan School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 The John Roan School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 19.2% of pupils at The John Roan School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 17 pupils.

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The John Roan School received £10,342 and spent £10,252 for each of its 1,164 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,040,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 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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The John Roan School is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Bacon's College London
• Conisborough College London
• Sedgehill Academy London
• Winston Way Academy Ilford
• Goresbrook School Dagenham
• The Elms Academy London
• Ernest Bevin Academy London
• Newstead Wood School Orpington
• Whittingham Primary Academy London
• Walthamstow Academy London

What is The John Roan School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The John Roan School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was The John Roan School last inspected by Ofsted?

The John Roan School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does The John Roan School have?

The John Roan School has 1,112 pupils on roll.

What age range does The John Roan School cover?

The John Roan School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The John Roan School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.3, and 45% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The John Roan School?

The John Roan School is at Westcombe Park Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7QR.