St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 23 2023 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
Kirklees
Unique reference
107739
Address
Fieldhead, Golcar, HD7 4QQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
199 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.2%
Girls
50.8%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.6%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.9%
Mixed 10.5%
African 2.5%
Other Black 2.5%
Other White 1.5%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingWell below average-4.1
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
39
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
31
14
17
Year 3
30
10
20
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
24
11
13
Year 6
26
18
8
Year 2024-2025

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