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St John's Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hobnock Road, Essington, Wolverhampton WV11 2RF · stjohns-eagle.com · 01922 476695
On the mapSearch near WV11 2RF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.28 mi
- 2.06 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 712
- 187 over 525 places · 136%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.28 mi (2.06 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 83% 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 | 90 | 108 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 91 | 93 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 85 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.28 mi2.06 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John's Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Mar 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (160 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 160
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (9%) with SEND