St John's CofE Primary School
Heath Road, Sandbach, CW11 2LE
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by St John's CofE Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nevin Deakin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 111334
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
About this school
St John's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Sandbach. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St John's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 20 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 5% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 55% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 15% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 35% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 94.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John's CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 9.7% | 21.9% | 187 | — |
| St John's CofE Academy | — | 8.1% | 20.5% | 154 | 0.0 miles |
| Offley Primary Academy | 75% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 454 | 1.0 miles |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | 75% | 5% | 36.7% | 149 | 1.2 miles |
| Wheelock Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 394 | 1.5 miles |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 209 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.9%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Offley Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Sandbach Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Wheelock Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Sandbach
-
Elworth Hall Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sandbach
Other schools in Sandbach
- Brereton CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth CofE Primary School Primary
- Elworth Hall Primary School Primary
- Offley Primary Academy Primary
- Sandbach Primary Academy Primary
- Smallwood CofE Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Academy Primary
- Warmingham CofE Primary School Primary
- Wheelock Primary School Primary
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Sandbach School Secondary
- Cheshire Hall School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St John's CofE Primary School teach?
- St John's CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sandbach.
- Has St John's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St John's CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St John's CofE Primary School?
- St John's CofE Primary School had 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St John's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St John's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.