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St John the Baptist CofE (Controlled) Primary School and Nursery

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personMrs Julie Ball

location_onShrewsbury, SY4 1LA

language Visit Website phone 1939260445

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St John the Baptist CofE (Controlled) Primary School and Nursery is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Shrewsbury, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John the Baptist CofE (Controlled) Primary School and Nursery is a voluntary controlled school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 116 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #64 of 113 primaries in Shropshire and #10,721 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 15.2%.

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

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing80% LA 69%

Maths80% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.5

-2.2 to 4.4

3.6

Write

LA -0.1

0.4 to 6.7

1.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.9

Read

LA -0.2

-7.8 to -2.1

-3.2

Write

LA -0.5

-5.9 to -0.6

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-6.3 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing68% LA 76%

Maths45% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.0

-4.5 to 0.9

-3

Write

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -0.4

-4

Maths

LA -0.8

-6.4 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2025

Inspection Report

05 March 2019

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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04 July 2014

Inspection Report

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04 February 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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03 June 2009

Inspection Report

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23 May 2006

Inspection Report

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27 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-03-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-19

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 116 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	102	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	89	1	1.1%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	92	1	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	96	1	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	105	1	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	104	1	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	119	1	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St John the Baptist CofE (Controlled) Primary School and Nursery

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

Staffing

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