St John's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Birmingham
Unique reference
139173
Address
Stratford Road, Sparkhill, B11 4EA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
454 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
85.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.5%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 79.1%
Indian 5.5%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Other 3.3%
African 2.6%
Mixed 2.4%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other White 1.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAbove average1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
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 CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
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 classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
35
16
19
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
60
33
27
Year 1
60
43
17
Year 2
60
27
33
Year 3
61
25
36
Year 4
60
34
26
Year 5
57
25
32
Year 6
60
26
34
Year 2024-2025

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