St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117435
Address
Lemsford Village, St John's C of E Primary School, AL8 7TR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
103 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.8%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 8.7%
African 5.8%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Other 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.1
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
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 Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
9
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
2nd preference
5
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 classes25.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
7
8
Year 1
15
6
9
Year 2
15
5
10
Year 3
15
9
6
Year 4
15
7
8
Year 5
15
10
5
Year 6
13
5
8
Year 2024-2025

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