St John's Community Primary School and Nursery
Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Quinn
- Federation
- Greenshoots Federation
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 202
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 120920
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603782520
About this school
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 221 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 42% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 68% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 52% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 58% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Community Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Community Primary School and Nursery compares
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 189th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.2% | 22.1% | 221 | — |
| Neatishead Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 75 | 2.3 miles |
| Salhouse CofE Primary School | 20% | 6.7% | 9% | 131 | 2.5 miles |
| Coltishall Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 12.7% | 213 | 2.5 miles |
| Tunstead Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 9.6% | 67 | 2.5 miles |
| Horning Community Primary School | — | 8.2% | 33.3% | 44 | 2.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.05%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 14.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Neatishead Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Salhouse CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Salhouse
-
Coltishall Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Tunstead Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Horning Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery ranks 79th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St John's Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of St John's Community Primary School and Nursery is Ms Rebecca Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St John's Community Primary School and Nursery?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 202 pupils and 221 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St John's Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. St John's Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does St John's Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's Community Primary School and Nursery as having no nursery classes.
- Is St John's Community Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery is part of the Greenshoots Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John's Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 189th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Community Primary School and Nursery'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 30 June 2026.