St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 19 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
Essex
Unique reference
115112
Address
Little Baddow Road, Danbury, CM3 4NS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
1.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.9%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.2%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 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

ReadingWell above average4.5
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsWell above average5.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
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 Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

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
45
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
7
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 classes31.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
21
7
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
29
17
12
Year 3
32
16
16
Year 4
35
22
13
Year 5
33
17
16
Year 6
32
12
20
Year 2024-2025

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