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St John's CofE Primary School

Primary · Birmingham · B11 4EA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

451 pupils · 92% of 492 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
54.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
85.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-johns-pri.bham.sch.uk
URN
139173

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 56 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 3351 m (≈2.08 mi); distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 56 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 3351 m (≈2.08 mi) for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 3351 m (≈2.08 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
55%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school55%
Median of its 12 closest peers59.5%
Birmingham average64.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
City Road Primary SchoolBirmingham · 4 miles awayGood69%
Hucklow Primary SchoolSheffield · 69 miles awayGood55%
Oasis Academy ClarksfieldOldham · 76 miles awayGood57%
Unity Community PrimaryManchester · 74 miles awayExpected standard47%
The Beeches Primary SchoolPeterborough · 69 miles awayGood67%
Brentfield Primary SchoolLondon · 92 miles awayGood58%
St Silas Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool · 79 miles awayOutstanding56%
St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolOldham · 76 miles awayGood62%
Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)Birmingham · 4 miles awayGood61%
Bevois Town Primary SchoolSouthampton · 108 miles awayGood53%
Highfield Junior and Infant SchoolBirmingham · 3 miles awayGood64%
Bigland Green Primary SchoolLondon · 100 miles awayOutstanding87%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Pakistani 78% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Birmingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Birmingham 10%, England 5%) · Any other White background 1% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.32 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Birmingham: 2.51 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

67% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 28% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,979; 19% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,205
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £444,000; in-year balance +£339,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications33.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work13.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways37.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.9%62.3%
Social housing10.9%17.1%
Privately rented25.8%20.5%
Detached houses9.1%22.9%
Flats14.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009382 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£180,000328 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£140,000–£240,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£386,000
Semi-detached (45)£315,000
Terraced (202)£180,000
Flat (66)£130,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (3.35 km, 2026 entry): 3,248 sales, median £235,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
64an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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