Voluntary controlled school · Stockton-on-Tees

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

2–11Ages
309Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111668URN

St John's Way, Ragworth, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0FB

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

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33 applications for 23 places · 47th of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

24%met the expected standard

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Stockton-on-Tees median (1.7) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2023 1.2; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2021 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2020 1.1; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2018 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.5
2015 1.5; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Stockton-on-Tees median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Stockton-on-Tees median in 0 of 13 years.

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Stockton-on-Tees median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	33	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2024	28	37	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2023	30	35	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2022	37	42	1.1	36	0.97
Sep 2021	23	26	1.1	22	0.96
Sep 2020	31	34	1.1	31	1.00
Sep 2019	36	48	1.3	36	1.00
Sep 2018	22	29	1.3	19	0.86
Sep 2017	32	44	1.4	30	0.94
Sep 2016	28	38	1.4	25	0.89
Sep 2015	30	45	1.5	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	40	1.3	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 36% · Writing 40% · Maths 51% → all three 24% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard24%53rd of 53 in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard36%

Stockton-on-Tees 79% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Stockton-on-Tees 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard40%

Stockton-on-Tees 77% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Stockton-on-Tees 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Stockton-on-Tees 82% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Stockton-on-Tees 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Stockton-on-Tees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	24%	4%	100	103
2023/24	48%	0%	100	101
2022/23	31%	0%	100	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Academy
0.7 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2026

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Glebe Primary School
0.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

2025

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Oak Tree Academy
0.9 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
1.0 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Harrow Gate Academy
1.2 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Good2024

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Primary School
1.3 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
1.4 km · Stockton-on-Tees

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111668 · 808/3001
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 309 on roll
Free school meals: 76.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St John's Way, Ragworth, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0FB
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources