St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cunningham Road, Tunbridge Wells

School Information

Address: Cunningham Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW
Website: www.st-johns-school.org.uk/
Telephone: 01892678980
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Turvey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118611

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 638
Number of Boys: 336
Number of Girls: 302

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.5
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to -0.5
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Primary School
Cunningham Road , TN4 9EW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Wilman Road , TN4 9AL
3out of 4 248 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Powder Mill Lane , High Brooms TN4 9DY
3out of 4 590 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 1,130 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Temple Grove Academy
Friars Way , TN2 3UA
2out of 4 1,376 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 578 yd Community school No Boys More About School
St Gregory's Catholic School
Reynolds Lane , TN4 9XL
4out of 4 739 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 897 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 903 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 1,709 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 932 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 1,991 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 2,135 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadows School
London Road , Southborough TN4 0RJ
3out of 4 2,148 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Broomhill Bank School
Broomhill Road , Rusthall TN3 0TB
3out of 4 2,525 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.