St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School
About St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School
Parents considering St Mary and St John CofE VA Primary School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 42 applications for just 24 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 75. Every one of those 24 first-preference applicants was offered a place, which suggests that for families who put it top of their list, the school is a realistic option despite being popular. The school is a Church of England voluntary aided primary, with headteacher Hannah Roddy leading a pupil roll of 179 against a capacity of 220, so there is some room to grow. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That is a clean sweep of Good grades, and it matches the Good rating it held in its previous 2014 inspection.
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
1 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted, 7 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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