St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School | Primary in Carterton, West Oxfordshire | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School

Primary

West Oxfordshire · Carterton · OX18 1JF www.st-john.oxon.sch.uk

Pupils
452
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
13 May 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

11 reports
28 Jan 2020
School inspectionOutstanding
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7 Jun 2018
Short inspection
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8 Jul 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in West Oxfordshire. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
65%
+3pp
LA
63%
England
63%
81%41%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
7%
0pp
LA
10%
England
8%
30%15%0%
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Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
99%
Would recommend
98%
Responses
90
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

99%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

96%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

20%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

95%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

60%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

91%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

95%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

94%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

85%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

82%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

98%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.06
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.38
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
454
cap. 420
464452440
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Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
LA AVG 20.86:1
25.022.620.1
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EAL
16%
LA AVG 15.71%
16%11%5%
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FSM eligible
15%
LA AVG 16%
17%14%12%
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SEN
17%
LA AVG 20.02%
17%12%8%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%4%3%
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Persistent absence
6%
LA
12%
England
13%
11%7%3%
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Overview

AddressBluebell Way, Shilton Park, Carterton, OX18 1JF
Telephone01993843124
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
Religious characterChurch of England
Finance£5997 spend / pupil£6048 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2565%7%454
2023/2462%7%459
2022/2373%15%-0.50+1.20+0.20455
2018/1956%2%-3.50-0.60-2.90464
2017/180%0%Not applicable+2.20Not applicable459
2016/1781%30%+3.70+2.20+2.80440
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2575%33%79%12%68%19%84%77%106.0104.0106.017%
2023/2478%28%85%7%70%20%85%72%105.0104.0105.014%
2022/2385%28%83%22%83%25%93%78%106.0105.0106.015%
2018/1964%15%82%31%84%15%93%76%103.0104.0104.012%
2017/180%0%92%31%0%0%92%85%Not publishedNot published108.08%
2016/1789%49%87%32%89%45%92%91%110.0108.0111.011%

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
2024/2545423.417%16%15%4%6%
2023/2445923.014%15%14%4%9%
2022/2345525.015%13%15%4%6%
2021/2245724.412%10%14%6%11%
2020/2145122.113%9%12%
2018/1946422.712%8%16%3%3%
2017/1845921.88%8%15%4%4%
2016/1744020.111%5%15%4%6%

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