Primary school

St John's Church School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Peterborough
  • PE2 5SP
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 938 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 7%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 25%2017/18: top 27%2018/19: top 14%2022/23: top 2%2% · 2022/232023/24: top 2%2024/25: top 7%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM85% · East of England 64%10/10 Top 10%+5.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · East of England 7%8/10 Above+8.8 pts
Reading score107 · East of England 1067/10 Above
Maths score107 · East of England 1058/10 Above+12.3 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 34 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 74% · 34 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 76% · 45 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 82% · 51 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 92% · 59 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 93% · 60 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 85% · 59 pupils · East of England 64%93%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 34 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 6% · 34 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 11% · 45 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 12% · 51 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 8% · 60 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 12% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%12%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 34 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 103 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 45 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 106 · 51 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 109 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 110 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 10611097No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 34 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 106 · 51 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 109 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 105109100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
48 of 48 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4848
2nd162
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good
  6. 2025Areas graded

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026433
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.0%
First language not English40.2%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

90.2% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.8
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 19.3
  • Leadership 6.4
  • Teaching assistants 12.8
  • Other support 26.2

Teachers 25.7 FTE · Whole workforce 64.7 · 75 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,400
Spend per pupil£8,446
Staff spend per pupil£6,718
Reserve per pupil£417
  • +£180,603revenue reserve
  • −£20,161in-year balance

Grants £7,991 · self-generated £490 · premises £386 per pupil