St John's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 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
Oldham
Unique reference
146670
Address
St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Failsworth, M35 9PY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
262 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
46.9%
Girls
53.1%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.4%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.3%
African 11.8%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 1.9%
Other White 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 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

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsWell below average-3.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
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
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
11
7
Reception, Full-time
30
10
20
Year 1
32
19
13
Year 2
39
19
20
Year 3
27
13
14
Year 4
37
18
19
Year 5
39
13
26
Year 6
40
20
20
Year 2024-2025

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