St John's Primary School and Nursery
Mortimer Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1FS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Lee
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 130870
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926854450
About this school
St John's Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Kenilworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 66% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 72% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 76% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Primary School and Nursery compares
St John's Primary School and Nursery ranked 9th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.4% | 19.1% | 252 | — |
| Clinton Primary School | 84% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 217 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorns Community Infant School | — | 3.6% | 3.4% | 169 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Park Hill Junior School | 66% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 249 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Academy | 64% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 130 | 1.3 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)
- 19.09%
- English as an additional language
- 18.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 13.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clinton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
Thorns Community Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
St Nicholas CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
Park Hill Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
All Saints Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Warwick
Other schools in Kenilworth
St John's Primary School and Nursery ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Kenilworth.
- Burton Green Church of England Academy Primary
- Clinton Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Junior School Primary
- Priors Field Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Thorns Community Infant School Primary
- Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre Nursery
- Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Crackley Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St John's Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St John's Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kenilworth.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of St John's Primary School and Nursery is Mr Adam Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's 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 Primary School and Nursery?
- St John's Primary School and Nursery has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's Primary School and Nursery full?
- St John's Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 315 pupils and 252 on roll (80%), so it has space against 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 Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. St John's Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does St John's Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St John's Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have St John's Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 83% 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 Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- St John's Primary School and Nursery ranked 9th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- St John's Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's 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.