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St John's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon CR0 5EL · st-johns.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8654 2260
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 88 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 68 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 98 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 109 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St John's CofE Primary School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 144
- 37% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (10%) with SEND