Primary school

St John's Church of England Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Bromley
  • SE20 8HU

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,396 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 23%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 30%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 23%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM75% · London 72%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · London 12%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · London 107Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · London 107Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 24% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 42% · 26 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 45% · 20 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 75% · 28 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 39% · 23 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 42% · 24 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 75% · 12 pupils · London 72%75%24%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 4% · 26 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 11% · 28 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 0% · 23 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 8% · 12 pupils · London 12%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 26 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 20 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 28 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 102 · 24 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · London 107107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 102 · 26 pupils · London 1062017/18: 100 · 20 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 28 pupils · London 1072022/23: 99 · 23 pupils · London 1062023/24: 100 · 24 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 12 pupils · London 10710697No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 90.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd182
3rd100
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27All offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

4 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils are happy and find it easy to make friends at this kind and welcoming school.”
  • “Staff keep pupils safe.”
  • “The school is calm and orderly.”

To improve

  • “This leads to some pupils not developing their knowledge and understanding in some subjects.”
  • “Sometimes, in Years 1 to 6, teaching does not ensure that subject content is presented clearly and accurately.”
  • “As a result, some pupils are unclear about what they are learning, need to learn or do.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026152
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.6%
First language not English22.3%
SEN support18.2%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.7%

Girls 44.6%Boys 55.4%

72.4% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 13 responses (8.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 92.3% not applicable100% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.1% not applicable100% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school84.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent92.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult6.8
  • Classroom teachers 7
  • Leadership 1.3
  • Teaching assistants 13.9
  • Other support 0.5

Teachers 8.3 FTE · Whole workforce 22.7 · 39 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,302
Spend per pupil£8,517
Staff spend per pupil£7,134
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£117,000in-year balance

Grants £8,906 · self-generated £396 · premises £450 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED (12 academies) · trust reserve £3,840,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it