St John's CofE Primary School

CroydonVoluntary aided school

Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL

Headteacher: Mrs Martina MartinSchool website ↗Pupils: 419 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
65% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
65%
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.
81.0%
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%.
7.0%
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 88%·Writing 90%·Maths 90%All three 81%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding38%
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?
58
How many families wanted this school first?
88
How many got their first choice?
57of 88 (64.8%)
How many applied in total?
184

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
33.0%
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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
209 girls, 210 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 87% (2022/23), currently 81%

* 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
2015/1662.0%28.0%+1.8+4.4+0.1
2016/1779.0%16.0%+1.8+3.1+2.9
2017/1878.0%6.0%+3.8+2.9+0.9
2018/1984.0%31.0%+3.0+1.4+1.8
2022/2387.0%17.0%+4.0-0.2+2.8
2023/2487.0%6.0%---
2024/2581.0%7.0%---
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