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St John's CofE Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 198Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 147572URN

Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, St. John's Cec Primary School, Wetley Rocks, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BN · School website

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
2.1per place
close to Staffordshire median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Staffordshire

35 applications for 17 places · 83rd of 235 in Staffordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
40%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionOutstanding

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
2.1applications per place, Reception
close to Staffordshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 17 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 2.0; Staffordshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 2.1; Staffordshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.4; Staffordshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.7; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Staffordshire median in 5 of 6 years.
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median

Dashed bars: as St John's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124283), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202617352.1140.82
Sep 202530581.9311.03
Sep 202429561.9280.97
Sep 202321623.0211.00
Sep 202216493.1161.00
Sep 202126522.0250.96
Sep 2020 *26592.3261.00
Sep 2019 *20412.1201.00
Sep 2018 *16392.4161.00
Sep 2017 *30521.7321.07
Sep 2016 *20412.1190.95
Sep 2015 *26431.7261.00
Sep 2014 *29501.7291.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 40% · Maths 80% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%198th of 212 in Staffordshire
Reading
Expected standard72%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard40%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard80%
Higher standard32%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Staffordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2540%0%104104
2023/2459%0%106105
2022/2356%4%105104

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

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
147572 · 860/3128
Trust
The Moorlands Primary Federation
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
216 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals
14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 January 2021
Replaced
St John's CofE (C) Primary School (URN 124283)
Address
Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, St. John's Cec Primary School, Wetley Rocks, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BN
Local authority
Staffordshire · Staffordshire Moorlands

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