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St John's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Rebecca Soper

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHuntingdon, PE29 7LA

language Visit Website phone 1480375026

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

358

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Huntingdon, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 322 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #59 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #6,086 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. 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 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.8 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

62%

LA 57%

Reading72% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 66%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.5

0.1 to 3.4

0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 1.7

1.9

Maths

LA -0.2

0.3 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 3.4

-0.7

Write

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 1.2

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.8 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%

Reading57% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 75%

Maths61% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.2

-4.7 to -1.1

-3

Write

LA -0.9

-4.7 to -1.3

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-08

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 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 322 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above 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)	322	3	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	323	15	4.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	346	9	2.6%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	343	10	2.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	339	14	4.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	360	16	4.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	358	12	3.4%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	365	13	3.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	361	9	2.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	364	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	360	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	367	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	372	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	372	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	389	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	389	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	384	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	374	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	374	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	374	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	356	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	356	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	362	4	1.1%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils