St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 142156
- Address
- Rochester Road, DA12 2SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 881 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 25.7%
African 18.8%
Mixed 18.3%
Other White 16%
Indian 14.3%
Other 2%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 12 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 18 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 118 66 52 |
| Year 1 | 109 48 61 |
| Year 2 | 119 62 57 |
| Year 3 | 120 54 66 |
| Year 4 | 120 71 49 |
| Year 5 | 120 73 47 |
| Year 6 | 120 60 60 |