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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary

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

personMrs Helen Rigby

corporate_fareTHE NEWMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE

location_onKidsgrove, ST7 1EL

language Visit Website phone 1782367267

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary is a Academy converter primary school in Kidsgrove, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary is an academy converter in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE. The school has approximately 189 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #97 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #5,788 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. 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

63%

LA 62%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 4.8

6.0

Write

LA -0.1

3.4 to 8.6

6.0

Maths

LA -0.2

3.4 to 8.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.5

-5.1 to -0.6

0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 2.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.6 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%

Reading64% LA 75%

Writing76% LA 78%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-4.1 to 0.7

Write

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 3.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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01 May 2019

Inspection Report

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15 July 2015

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-29

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 189 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)	189	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	180	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	188	2	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	169	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	188	1	0.5%	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 29 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils