Primary school

Bollington St John's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cheshire East
  • SK10 5LY
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,121 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 43%43%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 35%35% · 2018/192022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM54% · North West 63%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · North West 6%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: 67% · 12 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 15 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 15 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 58% · 12 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 58% · 19 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 54% · 13 pupils · North West 63%73%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 13% · 15 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 12 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 8% · 13 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: 106 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 15 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 15 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 12 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 19 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 13 pupils · North West 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: 104 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 15 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 15 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 12 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 19 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 13 pupils · North West 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd121
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

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 2026102
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.9%
First language not English7.9%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan8.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils8.3%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

97.1% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 6.7
  • Other support 2.6

Teachers 5.4 FTE · Whole workforce 14.7 · 20 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,723
Spend per pupil£7,747
Staff spend per pupil£5,991
Reserve per pupil£1,542
  • +£157,261revenue reserve
  • −£2,445in-year balance

Grants £7,270 · self-generated £453 · premises £420 per pupil