St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Bridgnorth for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Catholic religious character. It has 193 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024 of its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: June 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Address | Innage Gardens Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 4HW |
| Reference Number | 151756 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 193 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.26%
Girls: 49.74% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 4.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | 11 | 25 | 36 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 95.9% |
| White, Other | 1.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School, inspected in July 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 14 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 2 |
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).
In 2025–26 St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.3 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 13.0% of pupils at St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 11 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 1 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 2 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
|
St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Innage Lane, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4HL |
0.13 miles |
|
Castlefields Primary School
Castlefields, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 5DQ |
0.66 miles |
|
St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Lodge Lane, The Grove, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5EQ |
0.77 miles |
|
Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Morville, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4RJ |
2.59 miles |
|
Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School
Main Street, Worfield, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV15 5LF |
3.13 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Northgate, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4ER |
0.17 miles |
|
Oldbury Wells School
Oldbury Wells, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 5JD |
0.58 miles |
All schools in Bridgnorth · Shropshire local authority: places and applications
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. Telford
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Telford
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Newport
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery Shrewsbury
- Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Oswestry
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Congleton
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Middlewich
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Winsford
- Christ The King Catholic and Church of England Primary School Macclesfield
- All Hallows Catholic College Macclesfield
What is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024 of its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School.
When was St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was last inspected in June 2025.
How many pupils does St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have?
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 193 pupils on roll.
What age range does St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy cover?
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Innage Gardens, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4HW.