St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury

EssexVoluntary controlled school

Little Baddow Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NS

Headteacher: Mr Toby PowerSchool website ↗Pupils: 219 (capacity: 230)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths
67%
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.
71.0%
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 72%·Writing 81%·Maths 75%All three 71%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected75%
Exceeding22%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
45
How many got their first choice?
30of 45 (66.7%)
How many applied in total?
91

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
13.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
100 girls, 119 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 80% (2022/23), currently 71%

* 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
2015/1641.0%3.0%-0.5-2.8-2.6
2016/1754.0%14.0%-0.1-4.9-0.2
2017/1866.0%6.0%-2.2-2.5-0.7
2018/1969.0%3.0%-0.8-1.0-1.8
2022/2380.0%9.0%+4.5+2.1+5.4
2023/2466.0%14.0%---
2024/2571.0%13.0%---
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