SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Church School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110856
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Peterborough
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 433 433 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 218 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 215 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.6%
6.8 pts above England
School 31.6%
Peterborough 30.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.8%
18.5 pts above England
School 38.8%
Peterborough 34.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Peterborough 2.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
39.0%
169
African
24.9%
108
Any other White background
19.4%
84
White and Black African
3.0%
13
White and Black Caribbean
2.8%
12
Caribbean
2.1%
9
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 20.3% 88 of 433 pupils
0.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.3%
Peterborough 18.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 68 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 48
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
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

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Peterborough 59.0%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Peterborough 69.7%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Peterborough 68.0%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Peterborough 69.4%
East of England 70.3%
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

4.35%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.87 pts lower than England
School 4.35%
Peterborough 6.20%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.72 pts lower than England
School 8.09%
Peterborough 16.92%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.31%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.50 pts lower than England
School 1.31%
Peterborough 1.72%
East of England 1.83%
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

90.2% 2.0 pts above England
St John's Church School
90.2%
Peterborough
86.6%
East of England
87.4%
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