St John's Primary School

How places are decided at St John's Primary School

St John's Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John's Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St John's Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in April 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St John's Primary School?

St John's Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John's Primary School take?

St John's Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St John's Primary School located?

St John's Primary School is located in Wallingford, OX10 9AG, Oxfordshire.

How do I apply to St John's Primary School?

St John's Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into St John's Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at St John's Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at St John's Primary School?

When St John's Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children with EHC Plan naming the school — In accordance with legal requirements, children who have an Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan in which the school is named in Section I must always be admitted; 2. Looked after and previously looked after children — Children who are "looked after" (LAC) by a Local Authority within the meaning of Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application, and all "previously looked after" children (PLAC), including those who appear to this Admission Authority to have been in state care outside England (IAPLAC) and ceased to be in state care having been adopted. Evidence of the previously looked after status and/or the adoption will be requested; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Children who live in the catchment area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: In categories 2 to 5 above, priority will be given to children who are eligible for Service Pupil Premium and then to children who live closest to the school by the straight-line distance as calculated by Oxfordshire County Council. If the distance tie-break produces an identical result for two or more applicants and these applicants live at different addresses and are not children of a multiple birth, the Local Authority will use random allocation on behalf of the Governors to determine who will be offered a place.

What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at St John's Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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