St John's CofE Primary School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "St John's School is a special place. It sits in the centre of the community in Sparkhill park, a place of warmth and welcome, where all are invited to be part of the St John's family. We believe that our school was placed here for a reason: to serve."

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at St John's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 71% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put St John's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's CofE Primary School are English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 73% maths); Greet Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 68% reading, 66% maths); Arden Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 94% maths); and Springfield Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 63% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St John's CofE Primary School.

St John's CofE Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John's CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

49.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 86.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 109 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 22 (4.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Moseley Village Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sparkhill Pool (after), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John's CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 653 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St John's CofE Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St John's CofE Primary School are Ark Boulton Academy (0.5 miles), Moseley School and Sixth Form (0.6 miles) and Yardleys School (0.9 miles).