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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Lorna O'Brien

location_onSouthport, PR8 3JE

language Visit Website phone 1704578427

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2013

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Students

205

school

Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Southport, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Southport, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #56 of 75 primaries in Sefton and #11,941 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 19.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.4

0.3 to 5.0

1.1

Write

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 3.4

0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 1.3

-0.4

Write

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 1.6

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.7 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 77%

Maths63% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 1.0

-0.7 to 3.5

-1.2

Write

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 0.9

-1.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-3 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-06-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-11-15

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 205 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
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	215	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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Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

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Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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