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St Johns Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Teindland Close, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 8HE · stjohns.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 273 5293
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 16 over 210 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 66.8%
- First language not English
- 49.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Johns Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 13
- 6% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 38% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied