St John's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 21 2023 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
Bradford
Unique reference
145220
Address
Dawson Lane, Bierley, BD4 6JF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
466 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
26.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
32%
Persistent absence
7.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49.6%
Other White 15.2%
Mixed 12%
Pakistani 8.6%
African 8.6%
Indian 3.2%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 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

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 19%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
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 CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
74
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
30
11
19
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
5
4
Reception, Full-time
58
31
27
Year 1
53
27
26
Year 2
58
27
31
Year 3
62
39
23
Year 4
61
31
30
Year 5
61
29
32
Year 6
64
38
26
Year 2024-2025

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