St John's Community Primary School and Nursery

NorfolkCommunity school

Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8NX

Headteacher: Ms Rebecca QuinnSchool website ↗Pupils: 223 (capacity: 202)

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 May 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

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.
48.0%
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%.
3.0%

Reading

Expected level62.0%
Exceeding31.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)102.0

Writing

Expected level59.0%
Exceeding3.0%

Maths

Expected level48.0%
Exceeding17.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)100.0

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

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
26
Applications received
49
Families who got their first-choice
0.9%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
41.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
17.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1653.0%7.0%-0.7+0.3-4.8
2016/1760.0%10.0%-1.3+0.5-2.2
2017/1860.0%0.0%-2.7-4.1-0.9
2018/1976.0%17.0%+1.9-0.2+1.2
2022/2330.0%0.0%-1.9-5.0-3.6
2023/2442.0%0.0%---
2024/2548.0%3.0%---