SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Primary School and Nursery

Primary Community school URN 130870
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 October 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 252 252 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 120 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 132 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.3%
6.5 pts below England
School 18.3%
Warwick 15.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.4%
0.9 pts below England
School 19.4%
Warwick 15.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Warwick 0.9%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.3%
172
Any other White background
7.1%
18
Chinese
6.3%
16
Any other Asian background
5.2%
13
White and Asian
2.8%
7
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
6
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 25.0% 63 of 252 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Warwick 19.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.6% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Other difficulty or disability 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 3

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

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Warwick 64.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Warwick 79.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Warwick 74.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

90.0%

18.0 pts above England

School 90.0%
Warwick 77.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

5.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.80 pts lower than England
School 5.42%
Warwick 5.60%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.75 pts lower than England
School 13.06%
Warwick 12.76%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.35%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.45 pts lower than England
School 1.35%
Warwick 1.84%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

80.0% 8.2 pts below England
St John's Primary School and Nursery
80.0%
Warwick
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
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