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EnglandEast of EnglandEast HertfordshireSG12 9SESt John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Primary

St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Primary

East Hertfordshire · Ware · SG12 9SE http://www.sjbaptist.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
170
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£7230 spend / pupil£7020 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
61%
+9pp
77%59%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
4%
-1pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
7%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
170
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Hillside Lane, Great Amwell, Ware, SG12 9SE
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2561%4%89%43%86%14%79%7%82%82%107.0103.0103.015%170
2023/2452%5%81%19%81%10%81%10%90%48%104.0104.0101.010%175
2022/2341%0%59%14%59%0%55%10%79%55%102.0100.0102.0-3.90-4.10-5.5010%176
2018/1959%10%72%28%90%28%79%14%90%86%104.0103.0105.0-1.10+1.20-2.607%192
2017/1877%13%93%30%90%23%83%27%93%90%107.0105.0107.0+0.80+1.10+0.008%201
2016/1773%12%73%27%92%23%85%19%88%81%106.0104.0105.0-0.10+1.10-0.906%201

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
2024/2517018.715%2%16%6%19%
2023/2417529.210%4%15%5%13%
2022/2317619.110%7%20%8%22%
2021/2218319.58%6%16%8%20%
2020/2117118.47%5%16%
2018/1919219.87%5%9%4%9%
2017/1820117.98%7%8%5%8%
2016/1720122.86%3%11%4%7%

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