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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's CofE Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151255
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 234 Published school capacity
Capacity used 66.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

6 June 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 13 July 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 155 152 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 65 41.9% of pupils
Male pupils 90 58.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.5%
18.3 pts below England
School 6.5%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 21.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

20.0%
0.3 pts below England
School 20.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 10.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.8%
102
White and Asian
5.8%
9
Pakistani
5.2%
8
Any other Asian background
4.5%
7
Any other White background
4.5%
7
African
3.9%
6
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 18.7% 29 of 155 pupils
2.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.7%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 19.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Speech, language & communication 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 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.

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

5.07%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.15 pts lower than England
School 5.07%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.82 pts lower than England
School 10.00%
Newcastle-under-Lyme 12.97%
West Midlands 16.42%
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-under-Lyme 1.26%
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

66.2% 21.9 pts below England
St John's CofE Primary Academy
66.2%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
86.6%
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