St John's Church School, Peterborough
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St John's has built a strong safeguarding culture where staff are confident in keeping children safe and reporting concerns. In the early years, children feel settled and confident as staff know them well and provide engaging, carefully planned activities. The school has strengthened its communication with parents and made practical improvements like centralizing collection procedures for greater consistency.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with staff receiving regular briefings and training on procedures
- Clear and robust processes in place to keep pupils safe with effective governance oversight
- Early years staff know children well and provide high-quality interactions during play and routines
- Improved communication with parents and clearer collection procedures outside setting hours
- Leaders understand statutory responsibilities and maintain regular audits of safeguarding effectiveness
Areas for Improvement
- Early years statutory responsibilities required increased focus and training for staff
- Leadership and governance effectiveness were areas of initial concern that prompted the inspection
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - leaders ensure statutory guidance is followed, staff are well-trained and vigilant, recruitment is rigorous, and there are clear referral pathways to external agencies.
St John's Church School underwent an urgent inspection to evaluate safeguarding arrangements and early years provisions following concerns raised about statutory responsibilities and leadership effectiveness. The inspection found that safeguarding arrangements are effective.
At a Glance
31.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 85%. Maths has declined from 95% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
25.8
Infant (KS1)
21.0
KS2
19
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
433 pupils
480 capacity
47 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Peterborough
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Peterborough
Admissions Demand - Peterborough
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,478
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Peterborough (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.34977%
Overall absence
8.09399%
Persistent absence
383
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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