St John's Catholic Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bath and North East Somerset·BA2 3NR
Composite score
57.8
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#4,601
National rank
#417
In South West
#18
In Bath and North East Somerset
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
34 first choices, 40 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
80
any preference, for 40 places
Last place offered lived
0.47 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 758 m
Applications from another council area
1%

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category D, initial allocation 16 April 2026 (offer day); later rounds: last 0.2”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
318
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
22.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£1,686
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

St John's Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Bath and North East Somerset, St John's Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 318 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 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 in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St John's Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 34 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.47 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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