SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's C of E Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145123
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

19 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

19 January 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 14 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 155 155 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 74 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 81 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.1%
11.3 pts above England
School 36.1%
Forest of Dean 22.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.1%
13.2 pts below England
School 7.1%
Forest of Dean 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Forest of Dean 1.0%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.3%
140
Any other Asian background
3.9%
6
Any other White background
1.3%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.3%
2
African
0.6%
1
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 25.2% 39 of 155 pupils
4.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.2%
Forest of Dean 24.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Speech, language & communication 8
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Other difficulty or disability 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

54.0% 6.4 pts below England
School 54.0%
Forest of Dean 58.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

58.0%

15.8 pts below England

School 58.0%
Forest of Dean 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Forest of Dean 70.7%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Forest of Dean 71.1%
South West 70.5%
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

4.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.16 pts lower than England
School 4.06%
Forest of Dean 6.05%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.96 pts lower than England
School 7.86%
Forest of Dean 15.81%
South West 15.08%
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%
Forest of Dean 1.14%
South West 1.90%
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

73.8% 14.4 pts below England
St John's C of E Academy
73.8%
Forest of Dean
88.7%
South West
84.2%
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