St Johns Primary School | Primary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

51%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of St Johns Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-4pp

76%63%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

13%

+9pp

19%11%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

50%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

37%

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

77%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

229

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

51%

FSM eligible

72%

SEN

33%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Teindland Close, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8HE

Local authority

Newcastle upon Tyne

Website

www.stjohns.newcastle.sch.uk

Telephone

01912735293

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	13%	50%	27%	77%	37%	67%	23%	77%	63%	102.0	104.0	104.0	—	—	—	33%	229
2023/24	54%	4%	71%	7%	68%	25%	68%	25%	93%	64%	103.0	105.0	102.0	—	—	—	43%	231
2022/23	55%	3%	77%	13%	74%	13%	65%	10%	90%	58%	103.0	102.0	101.0	+0.30	+2.40	-0.80	36%	227
2018/19	58%	19%	61%	19%	81%	23%	81%	32%	87%	61%	101.0	105.0	102.0	+1.50	+3.40	+3.90	39%	225
2017/18	76%	10%	76%	17%	83%	21%	86%	31%	83%	79%	103.0	105.0	106.0	+1.30	+3.90	+3.60	36%	222
2016/17	64%	0%	82%	11%	79%	14%	68%	0%	82%	61%	103.0	103.0	102.0	+6.00	+6.60	+5.50	29%	234

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	229	17.3	33%	51%	72%	4%	5%
2023/24	231	18.0	43%	47%	71%	5%	16%
2022/23	227	19.4	36%	42%	69%	6%	13%
2021/22	219	18.8	35%	42%	67%	5%	17%
2020/21	227	21.3	35%	42%	64%	—	—
2018/19	225	21.5	39%	38%	72%	3%	6%
2017/18	222	21.3	36%	37%	70%	4%	10%
2016/17	234	21.7	29%	43%	74%	4%	7%