Academy converter · Staffordshire

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140146URN

Gloucester Road, Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

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25 applications for 16 places · 179th of 235 in Staffordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

9 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
15 July 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Staffordshire median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

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

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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	16	25	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2025	24	37	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	22	33	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2023	23	30	1.3	23	1.00
Sep 2022	18	30	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2021	14	28	2.0	14	1.00
Sep 2020	21	38	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2019	21	29	1.4	15	0.71
Sep 2018	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2017	23	29	1.3	20	0.87
Sep 2016	28	40	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2015	24	33	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2014	21	27	1.3	19	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%130th of 212 in Staffordshire

Staffordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Staffordshire 81% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Staffordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Staffordshire 78% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Staffordshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Staffordshire 80% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Staffordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Staffordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	8%	103	103
2023/24	67%	7%	103	104
2022/23	81%	14%	104	107

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 Evangelist Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Dove Bank Primary School
0.5 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kidsgrove Primary School
1.0 km · Staffordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
The Reginald Mitchell Primary School
1.1 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's CofE Academy
1.5 km · Staffordshire

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Goldenhill Primary Academy
1.7 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Good2023

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Springhead Primary School
2.1 km · Staffordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy, Goldenhill
2.1 km · Stoke-on-Trent

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140146 · 860/3462
Trust: St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary (URN 124355)
Address: Gloucester Road, Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL
Local authority: Staffordshire · Newcastle-under-Lyme

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