Primary school

Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN4 2LD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,838 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 42%42% · 2016/172017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 48%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM47% · East Midlands 63%2/10 Well below East Midlands−48.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · East Midlands 6%3/10 Below
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle+13.3 pts
Maths score103 · East Midlands 1043/10 Below−18.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 67% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 60% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 69% · 61 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 63% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 55% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 47% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 63%69%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 7% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 13% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 61 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 2% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 3% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 6%13%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 61 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 61 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 104106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
47 of 47 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4747
2nd170
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Inadequate
  5. 2023Good

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 2026358
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.3%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 56.4%Boys 43.6%

85.6% full · 418 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 14.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 7

Teachers 16.4 FTE · Whole workforce 37.3 · 63 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,172
Spend per pupil£5,970
Staff spend per pupil£4,875
Reserve per pupil£681
  • +£250,000revenue reserve
  • +£74,000in-year balance

Grants £6,117 · self-generated £54 · premises £294 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES (13 academies) · trust reserve £11,573,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it