St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Innage Gardens, Bridgnorth, WV16 4HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Christina Derwas
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Sponsor
- The Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Academy Trust (HFNCAT)
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 151756
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01746762061
About this school
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a Catholic primary academy in Bridgnorth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St John's Catholic Primary School (URN 123551).
How St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 193 | — |
| St Leonard's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 261 | 0.1 miles |
| Castlefields Primary School | 83% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 188 | 0.8 miles |
| Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 59 | 2.6 miles |
| Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School | — | — | — | 154 | 3.1 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.
Inspection history
- 10 July 2024
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Ungraded inspection report8 March 2023
Location
Nearby schools
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St Leonard's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
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Castlefields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
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St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
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Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
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Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Bridgnorth
Other schools in Bridgnorth
- Alveley Primary School Primary
- Brown Clee CofE Primary School Primary
- Castlefields Primary School Primary
- Highley Community Primary School Primary
- Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- St Leonard's CofE Primary School Primary
- St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School Primary
- Bridgnorth Endowed School Secondary
- Oldbury Wells School Secondary
- Esland Shropshire School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teach?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgnorth.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- The acting headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Miss Christina Derwas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, 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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy full?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is designated Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.