St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 4 2022 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
Essex
Unique reference
115065
Address
Clay Lane Grove, St Johns C of E Primary School, CO4 0HH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
210 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
55.2%
Girls
44.8%
First language not English
13.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.4%
Persistent absence
6.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African3.3%
Indian4.3%
Mixed5.3%
Other White8.1%
White British72.9%
Chinese
1.9%
Other Black
1%
Other
1%
Irish
0.5%
Pakistani
0.5%
Bangladeshi
0.5%
Other Asian
0.5%
Unclassified
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

ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
72%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
16%
Local authority average
10%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester

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
38
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
30
21
9
Year 3
31
13
18
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
31
16
15
Year 6
32
19
13
Year 2024-2025

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