St Johns Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St John's Place, Canterbury

School Information

Address: St John's Place, Canterbury, CT1 1BD
Website: www.stjohns-canterbury.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01227462360
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jo Williamson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137071

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 404
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Johns Church of England Primary School
St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
99 Military Road , CT1 1NE
4out of 4 421 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
St Peter's Grove , CT1 2DH
3out of 4 651 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Infant School
Hales Drive , St Stephen's CT2 7AB
- not rated 982 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Junior School
Hales Drive , St Stephens CT2 7AD
3out of 4 1,064 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barton Court Grammar School
Longport , CT1 1PH
4out of 4 1,066 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Archbishop's School
St Stephens Hill , CT2 7AP
3out of 4 1,413 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA
3out of 4 1,615 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Old Dover Road , CT1 3EW
3out of 4 2,539 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS
4out of 4 2,784 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King's School Canterbury
25 The Precincts , CT1 2ES
- not rated 362 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road , CT1 1QU
- not rated 715 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bemix
Roper Road , CT2 7ER
- not rated 724 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Nicholas' School
Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ
3out of 4 1,656 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ
3out of 4 1,723 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.