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St John's CofE First School

Primary · Stafford · ST19 9AH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 June 2022

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At a glance

81 pupils · 100% of 75 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
18.4% of pupils
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://stjohnsbishopswood.org/
URN
145380

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

11 places offered · 11 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

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£8,199
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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