St John's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2022 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
Reading
Unique reference
142735
Address
121-147 Orts Road, RG1 3JN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
453 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
39.7%
Girls
60.3%
First language not English
63.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.6%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 23.8%
African 23.2%
Other Asian 10.2%
Mixed 10.1%
White British 9.9%
Pakistani 7.9%
Other White 6.4%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAbove average2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

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

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

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
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 Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
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 classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
38
11
27
Reception, Full-time
55
23
32
Year 1
58
17
41
Year 2
60
22
38
Year 3
60
24
36
Year 4
60
24
36
Year 5
56
28
28
Year 6
60
29
31
Year 2023-2024