St John's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 19 2024 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
Dorset
Unique reference
144550
Address
Coombe Avenue, DT4 7TP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
231 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
44.6%
Girls
55.4%
First language not English
22.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.9%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.4%
Indian 10%
Other White 9.5%
African 3.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsAverage-1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 30%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
13
8
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
9
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
28
13
15
Year 2
27
12
15
Year 3
29
12
17
Year 4
27
9
18
Year 5
28
11
17
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2024-2025

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