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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151756
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 July 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

8 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 2 May 2023
Published 19 September 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Catholic
Local authority Shropshire
Trust OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 193 193 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 97 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.7%
20.1 pts below England
School 4.7%
Shropshire 17.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.0%
19.3 pts below England
School 1.0%
Shropshire 5.4%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Shropshire 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.9%
185
Any other White background
1.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
White and Asian
0.5%
1
White and Black African
0.5%
1
White and Black Caribbean
0.5%
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 15.5% 30 of 193 pupils
5.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
Shropshire 21.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 2.6% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 1
Severe learning difficulty 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
91.9%
Shropshire
90.8%
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