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St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onLondon, N1 6JG

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

307

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Hackney, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 256 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #1,352 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 73%

Reading96% LA 80%

Writing82% LA 79%

Maths93% LA 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading70% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading73% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.5

-3.2 to 0.3

0.8

Write

LA 1.3

-0.9 to 2.4

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.8 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.0

-4.0 to -0.4

0.1

Write

LA 1.0

-1.6 to 1.7

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.2 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 70%

Reading98% LA 78%

Writing89% LA 81%

Maths87% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.0

0.9 to 4.3

Write

LA 1.3

0.3 to 3.7

3.4

Maths

LA 1.0

1.8 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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03 October 2017

Inspection Report

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25 April 2013

Inspection Report

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08 June 2011

Inspection Report

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05 March 2008

Inspection Report

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13 October 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-10-03

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-04-25

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 256 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	281	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	307	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	301	3	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	318	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	322	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	343	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	321	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	319	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	327	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils