St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

About St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

St John the Baptist CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Leicester, one of 82 schools of its type in the local authority. It ranks 26th in the city, placing it comfortably in the top half of Leicester primaries and just outside the top 25. The three highest-ranked peers in the LA are Whitehall Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, and Queensmead Primary Academy, all of which sit ahead on the local league table. The school is led by headteacher Trudie Colotto and has a capacity of 690, with 615 pupils currently on roll. Just over 15 per cent of children are eligible for free school meals, which is broadly in line with the national average for primary schools. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Catherine Infant School, about three kilometres away, but St John the Baptist holds its own Good rating from its most recent inspection in 2023.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection, the school improved from a Requires Improvement rating in 2019 to Good across all five graded categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. At Key Stage 2, 67 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is five percentage points above the Leicester LA average of 62 per cent. Reading and maths both saw 81 per cent of pupils reach the expected standard, while writing was slightly lower at 77 per cent. At the higher standard, 14 per cent achieved the combined benchmark, with reading leading at 39 per cent, maths at 43 per cent, and writing at 16 per cent. Average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 106 in maths. Nationally, the school sits in the 38th percentile among all primaries, and regionally in the 35th percentile across the East Midlands.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 127 applications for 72 places and 66 first-preference offers, giving a ratio of 1.76 applicants per place. Facilities include an ICT suite, a sports hall, a sensory room, a chapel, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer are rounders, gymnastics, netball and tennis, while clubs include book club, drama and chess. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no sixth form or nursery provision. This is a solidly performing, popular primary that suits families looking for a Good-rated Church of England school with strong core results and a clear improvement trajectory from its previous inspection.

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