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St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Voluntary controlled
High Street, Glastonbury BA6 9DR · stjohnsinfantsglastonbury.co.uk · 01458 832085
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 184
- 4 over 180 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 43 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 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 19 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 52
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 44% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (29%) with SEND