What ages does St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy take?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy located?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy is located in Kidsgrove, ST7 1EL, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy 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.

Does St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

What is the largest ethnic background at St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 81.6% of pupils at St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: Ofsted & Catchment

Q: What are St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 63% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

School AtlasStaffordshire

Staffordshire

School AtlasStaffordshire

Staffordshire

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

StatePrimary+ NurseryRoman Catholic

Profile updated · DfE GIASApply by 15 Jan

Gloucester Road, ST7 1EL

Gloucester Road, ST7 1EL Website 01782367267

From official sources

GoodJul 2015

Ungraded inspection Apr 2025: standards maintained

View full report

Ages3 - 11

Pupils190

GoodJul 2015

Ages3 - 11

Pupils190

Ungraded inspection Apr 2025: standards maintained · View report

63% combined

KS2 Expected Standard

2024-25 · cohort of 24

Pupils (January 2026 census)

190

78.2% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Unclaimed profile · the school has not checked or added its own details.

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Part of a trust · St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Part of — 64 schools across 7 local authorities; 30 of 31 schools with a graded inspection rated Good or Outstanding.

Other schools in this trust:St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Painsley Catholic College St Marys Catholic Academy Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

At a Glance

Rated Good. KS2 results rapidly declining, 2022-23 to 2024-25.

Inspection: Good · 2 more facts

InspectionGood

Inspected Apr 2025

Results

Rapidly Declining

KS2 SATs Combined: 63% (2024-25)

National avg: 62% · marker

Admissions

1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered (Reception, 2026-27)

On the other tabs

Admissions · 1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered (Reception, 2026-27)

1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered

Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27

Inspection · Good, Apr 2025 (1 year ago)

Source · Ofsted · Inspected Apr 2025

Results · KS2 SATs Combined 63% (2024-25)

Source · DfE school performance tables

Money · £6,974 spent per pupil (2024-25)

Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)

Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25

School facts · Academy · Primary · 3 - 11

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Age Range

3 - 11

Gender

Co-educational

Religion

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Nursery Classes

Yes

Pupils per year group

~24*

Headteacher

Mrs Helen Rigby

* Pupils on roll divided by the year groups in the school's age range. This is not a class size.

Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· Mar 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateInspectorategrade & date· Apr 2025IMD 2025deprivation

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Key metrics · Absence 4.4% (2024-25)

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 4.4% — in line with the average for primary schools in this borough

School Capacity169 pupils on roll — 78.2% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates · Apply by Fri 15 Jan 2027

Key admissions dates

DeadlineReception application deadline

Friday, 15 January 2027

in 62 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

The area · Deprivation decile 3 of 10 (IMD 2025)

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaKidsgrove & Ravenscliffe · Newcastle-under-Lyme · Stoke-on-Trent North · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 3Most deprived

Planning flood zone (ignores defences)Zone 1

Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 44

Staffordshire peer median: 28 per month

12-month total531

Top categories

Violent crime

222 (42%)

Anti-social behaviour

79 (15%)

Shoplifting

61 (11%)

and 10 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · vs 867 Staffordshire schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)1

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m11

Nearest site44m

Includes3 public parks, 1 playing fields, 4 play spaces, 1 sports facilities, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseLow — 45.4 dB daytime, peaking at 64 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	9.9 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	7.1 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	12.1 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Source: DEFRA, Air quality compliance assessment 2025: modelled data and reports (GOV.UK) (CMAQ-Urban model) © Crown copyright, Defra. Open Government Licence v3.0Limits and guideline: The Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, Schedule 2; WHO global air quality guidelines (2021), Table 0.1; The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, regulation 4

Data from:Inspection: Apr 2025Results: 2024-25Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Mar 2026

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More about St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyAdmissions rules · key facts · nearby schools

How close did you need to live?

September 2026 entry: everyone who put it first was offered a place (16 of 16).

We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted's latest inspection of St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy find?

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in April 2025 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy Good, in July 2015.

How many pupils attend St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy has 190 pupils on roll.

What are St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy’s exam results?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

StatePrimary+ NurseryRoman Catholic

Profile updated · DfE GIASApply by 15 Jan

Gloucester Road, ST7 1EL

Gloucester Road, ST7 1EL Website 01782367267

From official sources

GoodJul 2015

Ungraded inspection Apr 2025: standards maintained

View full report

Ages3 - 11

Pupils190

GoodJul 2015

Ages3 - 11

Pupils190

Ungraded inspection Apr 2025: standards maintained · View report

63% combined

KS2 Expected Standard

2024-25 · cohort of 24

Pupils (January 2026 census)

190

78.2% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

DfE

Unclaimed profile · the school has not checked or added its own details.

Are you from St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy? Claim it

Part of a trust · St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Part of — 64 schools across 7 local authorities; 30 of 31 schools with a graded inspection rated Good or Outstanding.

At a Glance

Rated Good. KS2 results rapidly declining, 2022-23 to 2024-25.

Inspection: Good · 2 more facts

InspectionGood

Inspected Apr 2025

Results

Rapidly Declining

KS2 SATs Combined: 63% (2024-25)

National avg: 62% · marker

Admissions

1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered (Reception, 2026-27)

On the other tabs

Admissions · 1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered (Reception, 2026-27)

1.0 first-choice applicants per place offered

Source · the council's offer figures and DfE admissions statistics, 2026-27

Inspection · Good, Apr 2025 (1 year ago)

Source · Ofsted · Inspected Apr 2025

Results · KS2 SATs Combined 63% (2024-25)

Source · DfE school performance tables

Money · £6,974 spent per pupil (2024-25)

Total spending per pupil (academy accounts return)

Source · DfE financial benchmarking, 2024-25

School facts · Academy · Primary · 3 - 11

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Age Range

3 - 11

Gender

Co-educational

Religion

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Nursery Classes

Yes

Pupils per year group

~24*

Headteacher

Mrs Helen Rigby

* Pupils on roll divided by the year groups in the school's age range. This is not a class size.

Where this data comes from

DfE GIASschool register· Mar 2026DfE School Censusabsence & staffingOfsted Parent Viewrecommend rateInspectorategrade & date· Apr 2025IMD 2025deprivation

See more of St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

Free account: full results, full admissions and full inspection detail. Pro adds earlier years.

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Key metrics · Absence 4.4% (2024-25)

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Borough ComparisonAbsence 4.4% — in line with the average for primary schools in this borough

School Capacity169 pupils on roll — 78.2% of capacity · DfE capacity survey 2024-25

Key admissions dates · Apply by Fri 15 Jan 2027

Key admissions dates

DeadlineReception application deadline

Friday, 15 January 2027

in 62 days

How to apply via GOV.UK All UK admissions deadlines

Statutory dates set in law (apply to all state schools in England). Confirm exact local windows with your council.

The area · Deprivation decile 3 of 10 (IMD 2025)

Place & Setting

Local Context

AreaKidsgrove & Ravenscliffe · Newcastle-under-Lyme · Stoke-on-Trent North · Urban

Area deprivation

IMD Decile 3Most deprived

Planning flood zone (ignores defences)Zone 1

Around the schoolcrime · road safety · green space · road noise · air quality

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Crimes per month 44

Staffordshire peer median: 28 per month

12-month total531

Top categories

Violent crime

222 (42%)

Anti-social behaviour

79 (15%)

Shoplifting

61 (11%)

and 10 smaller categories

Source: data.police.uk · ½ mile radius · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · vs 867 Staffordshire schools.

Road Safety Nearby

Recorded collisions within 500m (2021–2025)1

Source: DfT road safety data

Greenspace Nearby

Greenspace sites within 800m11

Nearest site44m

Includes3 public parks, 1 playing fields, 4 play spaces, 1 sports facilities, 1 allotments

Source: OS Open Greenspace

Road Noise

Road noiseLow — 45.4 dB daytime, peaking at 64 dB nearby

Source: Defra strategic noise mapping

Air Quality

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)	9.9 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (10)	10

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (10)

Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)	7.1 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (20)	20
England’s 2040 target (10)	10
The WHO guideline (5)	5

Within the legal limit in England (20) · within England’s 2040 target (10) · above the WHO guideline (5)

Particulate matter (PM₁₀): modelled annual mean for the school's 1 km square, with the yardsticks that apply
Item	µg/m³
Particulate matter (PM₁₀)	12.1 µg/m³
The legal limit in England (40)	40
The WHO guideline (15)	15

Within the legal limit in England (40) · within the WHO guideline (15)

Modelled annual mean for 2025, for the 1 km square containing the school. Not a measurement.

Data from:Inspection: Apr 2025Results: 2024-25Admissions: 2026-27Profile updated: Mar 2026

Export available on Pro

Spotted something wrong?

Data sourced from DfE GIAS, Ofsted, and other government bodies under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Provided for general information only — verify details directly with the school. Terms

More about St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyAdmissions rules · key facts · nearby schools

How close did you need to live?

September 2026 entry: everyone who put it first was offered a place (16 of 16).

We can’t say from this how far away a family could live and still get a place.

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted's latest inspection of St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy find?

An ungraded Ofsted inspection in April 2025 found: Standards maintained. An ungraded inspection issues no grade. Ofsted last graded St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy Good, in July 2015.

How many pupils attend St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy has 190 pupils on roll.

What are St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy’s exam results?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

How close did you need to live?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

How close did you need to live?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

Contact the school directly

Nearby schools within 5 km

Connected nurseries & schools

Where children go next

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

The answers

Quick summary

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

How close did you need to live?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy

The answers

Quick summary

At a Glance

On the other tabs

Key Metrics

Comparative & Financial

Key admissions dates

Place & Setting

Local Context

Neighbourhood safety· within ½ mileAround LA average

Road Safety Nearby

Greenspace Nearby

Road Noise

Air Quality

How close did you need to live?

St John the Evangelist Catholic Academy: key facts

Contact the school directly

Nearby schools within 5 km

Connected nurseries & schools

Where children go next

Similar schools nearby