St John's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 22 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
101788
Address
Spring Park Road, Shirley, CR0 5EL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
424 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
20.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.3%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 30.2%
African 19.8%
Mixed 19.6%
Caribbean 6.8%
Other White 5.9%
Indian 5.4%
Other Black 5.2%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 87%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St John's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
32
28
Year 1
60
36
24
Year 2
60
26
34
Year 3
59
28
31
Year 4
63
38
25
Year 5
60
33
27
Year 6
62
26
36
Year 2023-2024