Voluntary controlled school · Staffordshire

St John's CofE (C) Primary School

3–11Ages
77Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124278URN

Wombourne Road, Swindon, Dudley, DY3 4NB

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

22 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 December 2022
Graded inspection: Good
7 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2021 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Staffordshire median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Staffordshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8

This school
Staffordshire 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	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2025	8	22	2.8	8	1.00
Sep 2024	8	14	1.8	8	1.00
Sep 2023	7	19	2.7	7	1.00
Sep 2022	16	26	1.6	18	1.13
Sep 2021	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2020	10	16	1.6	9	0.90
Sep 2019	9	15	1.7	9	1.00
Sep 2018	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2017	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2016	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2015	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2014	7	15	2.1	7	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 59% · Maths 65% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%186th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	6%	107	106
2023/24	57%	0%	107	103
2022/23	53%	6%	105	104

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's CofE (C) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Blakeley Heath Primary School
1.5 km · Staffordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Maidensbridge Primary School
1.8 km · Dudley

Good2022

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Staffordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Dudley

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
2.3 km · Staffordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Dawley Brook Primary School
2.6 km · Dudley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.9 km · Dudley

2026

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124278 · 860/3116
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals: 13.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wombourne Road, Swindon, Dudley, DY3 4NB
Local authority: Staffordshire · South Staffordshire

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