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St John's Catholic Primary School

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

personCo Headteacher Angela Bennett Tom Simmons

location_onBath, BA2 3NR

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

311

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bath, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 318 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 58 primaries in Bath and North East Somerset and #3,355 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

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

71%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.7

-3.5 to 0.3

-3.1

Write

LA -0.4

-4.9 to -1.2

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading64% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-2.4 to 1.5

-0.9

Write

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 0.9

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.9 to -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%

Reading79% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 76%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 2.8

-0.7

Write

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 1

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.1

-2.8 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2025

Inspection Report

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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06 March 2018

Inspection Report

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05 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 February 2012

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 January 2009

Inspection Report

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03 May 2006

Inspection Report

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17 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-14

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 318 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	318	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	319	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	323	9	2.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	323	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	315	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	312	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	308	5	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	307	4	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	309	3	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	310	2	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	307	11	3.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	309	4	1.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	312	2	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	313	3	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	311	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	315	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	317	1	0.3%	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 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils