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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

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

personMrs Jennifer Grindley

location_onHuddersfield, HD7 4QQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Huddersfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is a voluntary aided school in Huddersfield, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 199 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #7,619 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

58%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing62% LA 69%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading89% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.6

-4.8 to -0.1

-4.1

Write

LA -0.2

-6.4 to -1.9

-1.0

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading74% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.8

-4.7 to -0.3

0.5

Write

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 2.5

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading97% LA 71%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.8

-2.9 to 1.3

-1.5

Write

LA -1.1

-3.6 to 0.6

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 November 2023

Inspection Report

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04 October 2018

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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12 November 2008

Inspection Report

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03 December 2007

Inspection Report

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19 September 2005

Inspection Report

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05 April 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-10-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-12

None EIF

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 199 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	4	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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