St John's CofE Primary School
80 Nottingham Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 8AQ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by St John's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Downes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Constituency
- Broxtowe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 122744
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
St John's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Nottingham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.40 | - | - |
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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 28.3% | 93 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Albany Junior School | 33% | 4% | 48% | 176 | 0.3 miles |
| Wadsworth Fields Primary School | — | — | — | 282 | 0.3 miles |
| Albany Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.2% | 31.9% | 156 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairfield Spencer Academy | 70% | 4.8% | 25.5% | 627 | 0.4 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)
- 28.26%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 3.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Albany Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Wadsworth Fields Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Albany Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Fairfield Spencer Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
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 Nottingham.
- Has St John's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's CofE Primary School, 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 CofE Primary School?
- St John's CofE Primary School had 93 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 53% in 2022/23 and 67% 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 30 June 2026.