St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield

School overview

St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield is a primary school serving Dukinfield, Tameside, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 327 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 34 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.1%. There are about 26.6 pupils per teacher. St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.