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EnglandEast of EnglandChelmsfordCM3 4NSSt John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury
Primary

St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

Primary

Chelmsford · Chelmsford · CM3 4NS www.st-johns-danbury.essex.sch.uk/

Pupils
219
cap. 230
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury · Primary · Essex

Finance£6682 spend / pupil£6901 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+5pp
80%73%66%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
13%
-1pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
69%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Little Baddow Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NS
Local authority
Essex
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%13%72%50%81%19%75%22%84%69%107.0103.0104.018%219
2023/2466%14%80%40%80%17%77%37%86%74%107.0106.0105.016%225
2022/2380%9%89%49%80%17%94%40%91%89%109.0108.0106.0+4.50+2.10+5.4015%220
2018/1969%3%77%11%74%14%77%9%89%71%103.0103.0104.0-0.80-1.00-1.8010%229
2017/1866%6%80%20%74%9%80%20%89%83%104.0104.0106.0-2.20-2.50-0.7011%227
2016/1754%14%83%31%54%20%94%29%80%77%107.0106.0106.0-0.10-4.90-0.2012%230

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521924.318%2%17%6%15%
2023/2422524.916%2%20%6%15%
2022/2322024.415%3%20%6%14%
2021/2222020.814%2%16%6%16%
2020/2121821.813%2%16%
2018/1922923.910%2%18%4%8%
2017/1822724.711%2%21%4%7%
2016/1723020.512%2%19%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.