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St John's Green Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school

St John's Green, Colchester CO2 7HE · stjohnsgreenprimaryschool.co.uk · 01206 762884

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
591
94% of 630 places
Local authority
Essex
Free school meals
21.5%
First language not English
14.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 88 (Places 90)88September 2023: 102 (Places 90)102September 2024: 71 (Places 86)71September 2025: 54 (Places 59)54September 2026: 55 (Places 60)55Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660550.9100%
September 2025Sept 202559540.9100%
September 2024Sept 202486710.8100%
September 2023Sept 2023901021.1▲82%
September 2022Sept 20229088181%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 63% (England 61%)63%2017/18: 59% (England 64%)59%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●104105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St John's Green Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
25 Apr 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
90%
Replies
115
18% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 26 parents (23%) with SEND

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