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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Ben Lavin

corporate_fareBLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBradford, BD6 3DQ

language Visit Website phone 1274679030

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BLESSED CHRISTOPHER WHARTON CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 194 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #147 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #13,121 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 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.4 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

44%

LA 60%

Reading76% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 70%

Maths60% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 1.9

-0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 1.6

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.9 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.4

0.0 to 4.4

0.4

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 2.5

3.3

Maths

LA 0.8

1.4 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 71%

Writing73% LA 75%

Maths77% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.6 to 4.2

1.3

Write

LA 0.7

-1 to 3.6

0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.5 to 2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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06 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-06-16

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

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(4 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 194 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	194	5	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	8	4.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	3	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	3	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	201	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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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 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils