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St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Catholic
  • Shropshire
  • WV16 4HW
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jul 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,562 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 77%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM53% · West Midlands 65%2/10 Well below West Midlands
Higher standard, RWM0% · West Midlands 7%1/10 Well below West Midlands−64.4 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle+24 pts
Maths score104 · West Midlands 1054/10 Below+5.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 59% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 65% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 52% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 57% · 35 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 46% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 53% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%67%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 27 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 12% · 33 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 6% · 35 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 35 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 35 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 26 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd140
3rd121

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2024Requires improvementas predecessor

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026193
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.3%
First language not English1.0%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils4.8%

Girls 46.6%Boys 53.4%

91.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 6.8

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 21.3 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • +£84,000revenue reserve
  • −£14,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £4,369,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it