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St John's CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Nottingham · NG9 8AQ

Ages 4–11 · 93 pupils · Nottinghamshire

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.2%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
90

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

93 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
93
Boys / girls
47 / 46
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
93 / 105 (89%)
Free school meals
35.5%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Downes

Location

Address
80 Nottingham Road, Stapleford
Postcode
NG9 8AQ
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Broxtowe
Constituency
Broxtowe
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 93 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 35.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Southwell.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG9
27
Primary in NG9
21
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NottinghamNear NG9

  • St John's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 8AQ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 4–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Albany Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 8HR · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.3 miles away

  • Wadsworth Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 8BD · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.1%

    0.3 miles away

  • Albany Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 8PD · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM29.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Fairfield Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 7HB · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Sunnyside Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG9 4HQ · Nottinghamshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Cloudside Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG10 5DE · Derbyshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM47.5%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Downes
Website
www.st-johns.notts.sch.uk/

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