St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth | School performance

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDevon

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth · Primary · Devon

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

44%

+6pp

83%61%38%

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

11%

+11pp

25%13%0%

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

22%

Maths expected standard

44%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

56%

SPAG higher standard

11%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

24%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Milton Lane, Dartmouth, TQ6 9HW

Local authority

Devon

Website

www.st-johns-dartmouth.devon.sch.uk/

Telephone

01803832495

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	44%	11%	67%	33%	67%	22%	44%	11%	89%	56%	104.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	29%	79
2023/24	38%	0%	81%	31%	50%	13%	56%	0%	73%	56%	105.0	100.0	99.0	—	—	—	27%	85
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	30%	85
2018/19	64%	0%	100%	27%	82%	18%	82%	9%	100%	73%	108.0	102.0	103.0	+4.10	-0.10	-1.60	25%	68
2017/18	83%	25%	92%	50%	92%	42%	83%	25%	92%	92%	109.0	104.0	107.0	+3.30	+3.40	-0.40	23%	75
2016/17	71%	7%	79%	7%	93%	21%	86%	14%	93%	86%	103.0	103.0	106.0	+0.00	+2.20	-0.20	12%	78

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	79	18.8	29%	15%	24%	5%	12%
2023/24	85	20.2	27%	15%	27%	6%	13%
2022/23	85	22.4	30%	9%	20%	6%	17%
2021/22	82	21.6	29%	10%	17%	6%	17%
2020/21	82	21.6	24%	7%	17%	—	—
2018/19	68	17.0	25%	9%	18%	3%	—
2017/18	75	18.8	23%	5%	13%	5%	12%
2016/17	78	19.5	12%	10%	13%	3%	4%