Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Nottinghamshire·NG4 2ED
Composite score
51.1
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#6,893
National rank
#544
In East Midlands
#113
In Nottinghamshire
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
23 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
62
any preference, for 24 places
Applications from another council area
8%

Every child who put Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
200
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£1,560
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy is a primary school serving Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 200 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 18.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 24 Reception places. Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy 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.

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