Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School at a glance

Located in Wakefield, Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 211 pupils aged 4 to 11. 48% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 83% of the families who made Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 25.3 pupils per teacher. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 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.