SCHOOL PROFILE

St John and St James CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 132137
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 May 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 218 215 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 114 52.3% of pupils
Male pupils 104 47.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.3%
16.5 pts above England
School 41.3%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.9%
14.6 pts above England
School 34.9%
Hackney 29.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hackney 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
33.9%
74
Any other White background
13.8%
30
White British
11.5%
25
Caribbean
9.6%
21
White and Black Caribbean
6.4%
14
White and Black African
4.1%
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 26.2% 57 of 218 pupils
5.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.2%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.4% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Severe learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Hackney 79.0%
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

3.17%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.05 pts lower than England
School 3.17%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.41 pts lower than England
School 5.41%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Hackney 1.36%
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

90.8% 2.6 pts above England
St John and St James CofE Primary School
90.8%
Hackney
84.3%
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