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St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Clay Lane Grove, St Johns C of E Primary School, COLCHESTER CO4 0HH · stjohnscofe.com · 01206 841288
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.85 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- At capacity · 210 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.2%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.53 mi (850 m) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.53 mi0.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Colchester was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 56
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied