Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School, Sheffield
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Sheffield. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 56th-highest of the 144 schools in Sheffield with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. It was 59% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Capacity
- 59% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School in detail
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Deepcar St John’s is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Junior School, serving children aged 7 to 11. As a Foundation School, we are proud of our strong Christian ethos and close relationship with St John’s Church in Deepcar ."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 76% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
Across Sheffield, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 186 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 38 succeeded (29.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School are Royd Nursery and Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Stocksbridge Junior School (0.8 miles, 86% reading, 90% maths); St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 64% maths); and Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School (1 mile).
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
Royd Nursery and Infant SchoolStocksbridge Junior SchoolSt Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyStocksbridge Nursery Infant School
Who goes there
6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margaret Avenue/Carr Road (by), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sheffield (267).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Deepcar St John's creates a happy, purposeful atmosphere where children work hard and enjoy coming to school. The school excels at fostering a love of reading and provides excellent hands-on learning experiences through practical activities like the school orchard. Children develop important leadership skills and social understanding through roles like sports leaders and peer mediators, plus enriching trips to places like London and the theatre.
Key Strengths
- Strong promotion of reading with well-stocked classrooms and pupils reading widely and often
- Practical learning opportunities across subjects, including an orchard and gardening area for science
- High expectations for behaviour with positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with knowledge carefully sequenced in a logical order
- Many opportunities for pupils to develop leadership skills and wider personal development
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in phonics teaching that limit some pupils' reading progress
- Some pupils with SEND taught in groups away from classrooms receive less ambitious curriculum than peers
- Activity choices in lessons sometimes do not help pupils remember the most important knowledge
- Phonics interventions not used to consistent effect across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, though leaders are currently reviewing checks for pupils who do not attend school regularly, including those in alternative provision.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential trips, theatre trips, London trips, local council chamber visits, sports leaders, peer mediators, breakfast club, after-school club
Deepcar St John's is a happy junior school where pupils show positive attitudes and behaviour, supported by the school's core values of 'SHINE'. The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum with practical learning opportunities and high staff expectations for all pupils.
At a Glance
30.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.7
Avg class size
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Sheffield's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School is in Sheffield; for families living there:
- Sheffield's school travel policy: Home to School Travel and Transport Policy September 2023
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
59%
Available places
172 pupils
294 places
122 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheffield
Across Sheffield council
Places available
6,785
Applications
5,415
Got 1st preference
95.1%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Sheffield council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(14)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
26.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
160
Total Pupils
79
Boys
81
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,875
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,449
Per pupil
£1067k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
11.9%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
Questions parents ask about Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School
What are SATs results like at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Of the pupils at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School is oversubscribed, Sheffield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 59% of its 294 places.
How big are the classes at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Classes at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School average 26.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School has around 160 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
5% of sessions were missed at Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School in 2024/25. 11.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Apply through Sheffield's coordinated admissions process, naming Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Sheffield is 17 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School?
Deepcar St John's Church of England Junior School is at St Margaret Avenue, Deepcar, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 2TE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)