SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 104228
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 394 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 October 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Walsall
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 340 329 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 159 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 181 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.4%
0.4 pts below England
School 24.4%
Walsall 36.6%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.2%
17.1 pts below England
School 3.2%
Walsall 24.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Walsall 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.4%
253
African
5.9%
20
White and Black Caribbean
4.1%
14
White and Asian
2.9%
10
Indian
2.4%
8
Pakistani
2.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.7% 60 of 340 pupils
3.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Walsall 20.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.1% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts below
EHC plans 5.6% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 32
Speech, language & communication 14
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Walsall 58.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Walsall 72.1%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Walsall 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Walsall 70.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 5.31%
Walsall 6.88%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.26%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.55 pts lower than England
School 13.26%
Walsall 19.49%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.45 pts lower than England
School 0.36%
Walsall 1.95%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.3% 1.9 pts below England
St John's Church of England Primary School
86.3%
Walsall
97.4%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information