St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

About St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Parents considering St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School will find a school that is clearly popular locally. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 28 applications for just 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.87. All 15 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while demand is strong, families who put it first have a realistic chance of getting in. The school is a state-funded Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. With 146 pupils on roll against a capacity of 195, there is some room to grow, but the oversubscription figures indicate that the school is already a firm favourite among local Catholic and community families in Stockton-on-Tees.

Academically, the school holds a Good rating from Ofsted, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2022, and it has maintained that standard since at least 2010. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is well below the local authority average of 66% and places the school 51st out of 55 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees. Individual subject scores show 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading and 72% in writing, with maths at 67%. Higher-attaining pupils are a small group: 22% achieved the higher standard in reading, 6% in maths, and none in writing. The average scaled scores were 101 in both reading and maths, which is exactly the national benchmark. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a chapel, forest school, sensory room, music rooms, art studios, and a sports hall. Clubs cover gardening, drama, choir, chess, coding and eco club, and sports include gymnastics, swimming, rounders and football. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 26.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage. This is a school that suits families who value a Catholic ethos, a small and inclusive setting, and a wide range of enrichment activities, but who may want to look closely at academic outcomes compared with other local primaries.

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