John Donne Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109615
- Address
- High Street, Blunham, MK44 3NL
- Website
- www.johndonne.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 119 (48% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.5%
- Girls
- 55.5%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.6%
White British 85.7%
Other White 5%
African 3.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-2.1
MathsWell below average-3.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
John Donne Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
Reception, Full-time | 20 12 8 |
Year 1 | 16 10 6 |
Year 2 | 20 11 9 |
Year 3 | 15 5 10 |
Year 4 | 3 2 1 |
Year 5 | 16 4 12 |
Year 6 | 12 4 8 |