St John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

BarnetVoluntary aided school

Swan Lane, Whetstone, London, N20 0PL

Headteacher: Mr Curtis SweetinghamSchool website ↗Pupils: 248 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
69% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
69%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
87.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 87%·Maths 93%All three 87%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
28
How many families wanted this school first?
39
How many got their first choice?
27of 39 (69.2%)
How many applied in total?
139

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
37.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
121 girls, 127 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2022/23), currently 87%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1659.0%4.0%+2.2-2.9+0.6
2016/1755.0%24.0%+1.1+1.3+0.9
2017/1883.0%10.0%+2.1-1.9+1.9
2018/1983.0%17.0%+3.2-0.6+4.3
2022/2390.0%23.0%+1.6+2.1+5.3
2023/2483.0%14.0%---
2024/2587.0%13.0%---