SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Wood Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101107
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 February 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 September 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 5 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Westminster
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 428 422 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 187 43.7% of pupils
Male pupils 241 56.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.1%
0.7 pts below England
School 24.1%
Westminster 31.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

53.0%
32.7 pts above England
School 53.0%
Westminster 34.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Westminster 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other ethnic group
28.5%
122
Any other White background
22.7%
97
Any other Mixed background
11.9%
51
White British
8.2%
35
Bangladeshi
7.0%
30
African
5.4%
23
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.9% 81 of 428 pupils
1.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.9%
Westminster 21.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts below
EHC plans 7.5% 32 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 57
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Physical disability 5
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Westminster 71.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Westminster 83.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Westminster 77.1%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Westminster 81.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 5.58%
Westminster 7.14%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.98 pts lower than England
School 14.83%
Westminster 22.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.33 pts lower than England
School 0.48%
Westminster 2.00%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.0% 7.8 pts above England
St John's Wood Primary School
96.0%
Westminster
74.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information