SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Church of England Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 142157
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 90 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Medway
Trust MEDWAY ANGLICAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 77 77 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 33 42.9% of pupils
Male pupils 44 57.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.2%
19.4 pts above England
School 44.2%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

58.4%
38.1 pts above England
School 58.4%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
24.7%
19
White British
20.8%
16
Bangladeshi
11.7%
9
Indian
9.1%
7
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
5
White and Asian
6.5%
5
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 14.3% 11 of 77 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 10 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 1.3% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 4.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 7
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Severe learning difficulty 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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.

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

9.02%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.80 pts higher than England
School 9.02%
Medway 6.74%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

28.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.13 pts higher than England
School 28.95%
Medway 18.21%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.83 pts higher than England
School 2.63%
Medway 2.36%
South East 1.93%
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

85.6% 2.6 pts below England
St John's Church of England Infant School
85.6%
Medway
96.8%
South East
89.5%
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