Primary school

St John's Primary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Staffordshire
  • WV11 2RF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,214 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 35%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 41%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 32%32% · 2018/192022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 35%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM70% · West Midlands 65%7/10 Above−6 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · West Midlands 7%5/10 Middle
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle−29.9 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−25.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 69 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 67% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 65% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 74% · 73 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 68% · 66 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 70% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 70% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 65%74%58%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 69 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 11% · 64 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 15% · 86 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 73 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 66 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 74 pupils · West Midlands 7%15%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 69 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 73 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 66 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 105107105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 69 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 64 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 86 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 73 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 66 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 74 pupils · West Midlands 105107105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
90 of 108 who put it first2014 · 72.8%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st10890
2nd220
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2020Ungraded visit
  4. 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 2026712
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.0%
First language not English3.8%
SEN support9.0%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils10.0%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

135.6% full · 525 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.2
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 23.1
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 23.7
  • Other support 26.1

Teachers 28.9 FTE · Whole workforce 78.7 · 117 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,106
Spend per pupil£5,199
Staff spend per pupil£4,193
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£64,000in-year balance

Grants £4,769 · self-generated £337 · premises £234 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: FUTURE GENERATION TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £2,184,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it