SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 140762
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 55.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 May 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 Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Devon
Trust PLYMOUTH CAST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 116 116 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 66 56.9% of pupils
Male pupils 50 43.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.7%
1.9 pts above England
School 26.7%
Mid Devon 17.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.8%
6.5 pts below England
School 13.8%
Mid Devon 4.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Mid Devon 0.8%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.6%
90
Any other White background
12.1%
14
Chinese
3.4%
4
White and Black African
2.6%
3
African
0.9%
1
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
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 19.0% 22 of 116 pupils
1.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.0%
Mid Devon 21.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.5% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Speech, language & communication 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or 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

45.0% 15.4 pts below England
School 45.0%
Mid Devon 56.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Mid Devon 77.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Mid Devon 69.3%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

55.0%

17.0 pts below England

School 55.0%
Mid Devon 69.2%
South West 70.5%
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

4.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts lower than England
School 4.85%
Mid Devon 5.23%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 14.02%
Mid Devon 11.41%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.80%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.00 pts higher than England
School 2.80%
Mid Devon 1.63%
South West 1.90%
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

55.2% 32.9 pts below England
St John's Catholic Primary School
55.2%
Mid Devon
82.7%
South West
84.2%
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