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St John's C of E Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Portland Road, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2SG · stjohns.kingston.sch.uk · 020 8546 7179
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kingston upon Thames 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- 80% of 262 places
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 44.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% 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 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Kingston upon Thames it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St John's C of E Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 76
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied