Voluntary controlled school · Kent

St Johns Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
427Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137071URN

St John's Place, Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

111 applications for 43 places · 149th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted'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

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 43 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.1; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Kent 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	43	111	2.6	35	0.81
Sep 2025	55	123	2.2	46	0.84
Sep 2024	60	104	1.7	48	0.80
Sep 2023	42	74	1.8	29	0.69
Sep 2022	40	83	2.1	34	0.85
Sep 2021	45	89	2.0	32	0.71
Sep 2020	44	70	1.6	32	0.73
Sep 2019	49	63	1.3	25	0.51
Sep 2018	40	58	1.5	30	0.75
Sep 2017	27	57	2.1	19	0.70
Sep 2016	29	47	1.6	20	0.69
Sep 2015	37	61	1.7	24	0.65
Sep 2014	29	55	1.9	23	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 62% · Maths 42% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%396th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	7%	102	99
2023/24	27%	4%	100	99
2022/23	34%	3%	101	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 Johns Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
0.4 km · Kent

Good2023

4.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
0.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Infant School
0.9 km · Kent

Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Stephen's Junior School
1.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Good2023

1.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
The Canterbury Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 66%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: 137071 · 886/2000
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 427 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Address: St John's Place, Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BD
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

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