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EnglandSouth EastReadingRG1 3JNSt John's Church of England Primary School
Primary

St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG1 3JN www.stjohns.reading.sch.uk/

Pupils
462
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
56%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
56%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
-20pp
78%65%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
2%
-3pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
462
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
56%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
121-147 Orts Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 3JN
Local authority
Reading
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
2024/2558%2%70%33%70%2%74%23%89%70%104.0103.0105.017%462
2023/2478%5%91%44%82%5%87%38%91%87%108.0107.0110.016%453
2022/2358%13%72%33%65%13%73%32%80%67%106.0105.0106.0+2.60+0.90+2.6020%437
2018/1960%2%72%26%71%2%78%26%66%81%104.0105.0107.0-2.10-4.40-1.8013%468
2017/1852%3%71%34%72%5%62%29%91%78%104.0103.0106.0-0.70-3.10-0.80471
2016/1756%8%64%26%74%13%69%28%87%74%103.0104.0107.0-2.50-2.70-1.3011%435

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
2024/2546219.417%56%21%5%15%
2023/2445329.316%63%20%5%10%
2022/2343722.420%66%18%6%19%
2021/2242721.920%68%17%6%17%
2020/2142720.216%65%16%
2018/1946825.113%64%11%3%7%
2017/1825.53%7%
2016/1743521.811%64%12%3%4%

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