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St John's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Martina Martin

location_onCroydon, CR0 5EL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

418

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St John's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Croydon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Croydon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 77 primaries in Croydon and #2,899 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 67%

Reading88% LA 77%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths90% LA 77%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading94% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing94% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA 0.1

2.4 to 5.7

-0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.4

2.8

Maths

LA 0.6

1.2 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading91% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.8

0.8 to 5.1

1.4

Write

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 3.4

1.8

Maths

LA 0.8

-0.1 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 66%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing94% LA 78%

Maths84% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 0.6

1.7 to 5.9

2.9

Write

LA 0.6

0.9 to 4.9

0.9

Maths

LA 1.0

-1 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 September 2021

Inspection Report

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13 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 October 2010

Inspection Report

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11 December 2007

Inspection Report

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30 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-13

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-10-04

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 419 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	419	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	417	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	387	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	390	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	390	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	361	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	332	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	276	2	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	276	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	270	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	270	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 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils