SCHOOL PROFILE

St Johns Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 108476
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust West End Schools Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 226 226 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 112 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 114 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

66.8%
42.0 pts above England
School 66.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne 39.8%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.6%
29.3 pts above England
School 49.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne 25.7%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 0.5%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
36.7%
83
Any other ethnic group
17.3%
39
African
12.8%
29
Any other Asian background
7.1%
16
Bangladeshi
5.8%
13
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
12
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 38.1% 86 of 226 pupils
17.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne 21.6%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 31.4% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 16.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.6% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Other difficulty or disability 2
Physical disability 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

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

50.0%

23.8 pts below England

School 50.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.5%
North East 72.3%
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

3.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.31 pts lower than England
School 3.91%
Newcastle upon Tyne 6.84%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.38 pts lower than England
School 5.43%
Newcastle upon Tyne 17.84%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Newcastle upon Tyne 2.25%
North East 1.83%
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

107.6% 19.4 pts above England
St Johns Primary School
107.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne
93.2%
North East
87.8%
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