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St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Innage Gardens, BRIDGNORTH WV16 4HW · sjrc.co.uk · 01746 762061
On the mapSearch near WV16 4HW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Shropshire 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 193
- 92% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Shropshire it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123551)
Ofsted
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123551)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123551), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123551)
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123551)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123551)
Jul 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123551)