St John's Church of England Primary School

KentVoluntary controlled school

Cunningham Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9EW

Headteacher: Mr Niall DosadSchool website ↗Pupils: 631 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
88%
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.
70.0%
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 86%·Writing 72%·Maths 82%All three 70%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding42%
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?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
100
How many got their first choice?
88of 100 (88.0%)
How many applied in total?
220

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
24.0%
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).
16.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
316 girls, 315 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 73% (2018/19), currently 70%

* 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
2015/1653.0%2.0%+0.1-1.8-1.9
2016/1771.0%15.0%+2.1+0.2+0.6
2017/1871.0%12.0%+1.5+0.4-0.3
2018/1973.0%11.0%+2.2-1.7+0.3
2022/2354.0%10.0%+2.4-2.8-0.9
2023/2467.0%8.0%---
2024/2570.0%13.0%---
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