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St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Walsall

Brook Lane, Walsall, WS9 9NA

Website 01543452197

52

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 10/10/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.7%

13.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

340

Capacity used

Has space

86%

394 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

35 of 35 families who put it first got an offer

36

Places offered

59

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3535● 100%
2nd preference141● 7%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total593661%

1st preference success by year

98%
2020
80%
2021
100%
2022
86%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Walsall lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Andrew C Mills
Address
Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA
Phone
01543452197
Local authority
Walsall
Ward / constituency
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood · Aldridge-Brownhills
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
104228

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals25%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support10%——
53% boys (181)47% girls (159)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

340 pupils · 394 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    10 October 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 279 pupils

Attendance

94.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
17%
21/22
15%
22/23
13%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard15%
+7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard36%
+3% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard83%
+11% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard28%
+2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard81%
+8% vs England
Higher standard28%
-2% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

772019702023522024642025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard15%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Walsall council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.