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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT1 1BDSt Johns Church of England Primary School
Primary

St Johns Church of England Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · Canterbury · CT1 1BD www.stjohns-canterbury.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
436
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Johns Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£7672 spend / pupil£7627 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
38%
+11pp
44%36%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
42%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
51%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 104.19
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
436
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
St John's Place, Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BD
Local authority
Kent
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
2024/2538%7%58%22%62%11%42%11%80%51%102.099.0101.027%436
2023/2427%4%47%15%44%9%38%5%51%44%100.099.0101.024%442
2022/2334%3%52%14%48%3%48%21%67%53%101.0100.0101.0-4.50-5.40-4.5024%419
2018/1944%2%56%17%58%8%65%8%60%63%101.0101.0102.0-1.80-2.30-3.1025%353
2017/1828%0%36%0%60%0%40%4%64%44%96.097.098.0-5.30-1.30-3.9023%316
2016/1738%0%50%6%72%13%53%6%66%59%100.0100.0103.0-2.50+0.40-2.5011%323

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
2024/2543616.027%46%49%9%26%
2023/2444217.924%45%48%8%25%
2022/2341920.624%35%54%9%28%
2021/2242619.831%22%55%8%32%
2020/2140418.632%22%54%
2018/1935317.125%28%53%5%12%
2017/1831618.923%22%59%4%8%
2016/1732319.311%26%52%5%10%

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