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EnglandEast of EnglandEpping ForestIG9 5RXSt John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill
Primary

St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill

Primary

Epping Forest · Buckhurst Hill · IG9 5RX www.st-johns-school.com/

Pupils
414
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill · Primary · Essex

Finance£7386 spend / pupil£8432 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
72%
+16pp
72%64%56%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
22%13%3%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 74.28%
SPAG higher standard
35%
LA AVG 28.9%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.87
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.78
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
High Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5RX
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2572%3%93%50%75%12%88%35%95%85%109.0107.0107.08%414
2023/2456%7%87%31%69%11%73%29%95%76%107.0105.0106.08%409
2022/2365%22%72%30%77%32%77%33%98%78%106.0106.0106.0-0.20+1.80+0.107%410
2018/1968%9%77%32%79%14%89%28%95%79%106.0107.0108.0-1.30-2.70-0.809%420

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
2024/2541424.68%13%6%5%10%
2023/2440924.38%13%6%4%7%
2022/2341020.97%18%8%4%8%
2021/2241024.77%17%7%4%8%
2020/2141221.98%18%5%
2018/1942020.69%17%7%3%4%

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