Terrington St John Primary School
About Terrington St John Primary School
Terrington St John Primary School is a small state primary in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk area, currently home to 59 pupils against a capacity of 85. That leaves a fair amount of spare places, but the school is actually oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 15 applications for just 3 available places and an oversubscription ratio of 5 to 1. All three first-preference applicants received offers, which suggests strong local demand from families who really want a place here. The school's intake is notably less affluent than the national picture: 30. 5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23%. That context matters when looking at the school's results, because it serves a community with higher-than-average disadvantage. The school is mixed, non-denominational, and takes children from age 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
25 Jan 2023Latest monitoring visit (25 Jan 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 7 Jun 2017. 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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