St John's Church of England Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Darlington
Unique reference
138128
Address
Fenby Avenue, Lascelles Park, DL1 4UB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
246 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.6%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.2%
African 5.3%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 3.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St John's Church of England Academy

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
41
2nd preference
23
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
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
3
8
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
15
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
4
5
Reception, Part-time
4
4
0
Reception, Full-time
15
6
9
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
31
15
16
Year 5
30
19
11
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024

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