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St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Bluebell Way, Shilton Park, St John the Evangelists Ce (Va) Primary School, Carterton OX18 1JF · st-john.oxon.sch.uk · 01993 843124
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 32 over 420 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- 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: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 57 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 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in May 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 72
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (18%) with SEND