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

Ofsted judged St John's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St John's Church of England Primary School?

St John's Church of England Primary School has 340 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John's Church of England Primary School take?

St John's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is St John's Church of England Primary School located?

St John's Church of England Primary School is located in Walsall, WS9 9NA, Walsall.

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

St John's Church of England 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.

Does St John's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St John's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

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

When St John's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.

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

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.4% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John's Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted.
2Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address.
3Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases.
4Church places (voluntary controlled Church of England primary schools only) — Up to 25% of places may be allocated as ‘Church Places’, regardless of distance, to children whose parents are regular worshippers at a Christian church and whose application is supported in writing by the minister of the church where they worship. A regular worshipper attends a place of worship at least once a month over the past twelve months. The number of Church Places is set by the admission number: 7 places where the admission number is 30, 11 where it is 45, 15 where it is 60 and 22 where it is 90. Where Church Places are oversubscribed, priority goes to those living closest to the school measured in a straight line. A supplementary information form is required.
5Distance between home address and school — Distance measured in a straight line from the centre point of the home address to the centre point of the school address using the local authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

If two applications tie: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.

Walsall Council numbers these criteria 1 to 6 in its determined arrangements; clause 4 applies to junior schools only and clause 5 to voluntary controlled Church of England primary schools only, so the ranks shown here are the order that applies to this school.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St John's Church of England Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John's Church of England Primary School?: St John's Church of England Primary School has 340 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John's Church of England Primary School take?: St John's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is St John's Church of England Primary School located?: St John's Church of England Primary School is located in Walsall, WS9 9NA, Walsall.
How do I apply to St John's Church of England Primary School?: St John's Church of England 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.
Does St John's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St John's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St John's Church of England Primary School?: When St John's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Church of England Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.4% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John's Church of England Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted.
2Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address.
3Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases.
4Church places (voluntary controlled Church of England primary schools only) — Up to 25% of places may be allocated as ‘Church Places’, regardless of distance, to children whose parents are regular worshippers at a Christian church and whose application is supported in writing by the minister of the church where they worship. A regular worshipper attends a place of worship at least once a month over the past twelve months. The number of Church Places is set by the admission number: 7 places where the admission number is 30, 11 where it is 45, 15 where it is 60 and 22 where it is 90. Where Church Places are oversubscribed, priority goes to those living closest to the school measured in a straight line. A supplementary information form is required.
5Distance between home address and school — Distance measured in a straight line from the centre point of the home address to the centre point of the school address using the local authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

If two applications tie: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.

St John's Church of England Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John's Church of England Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John's Church of England Primary School?: St John's Church of England Primary School has 340 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John's Church of England Primary School take?: St John's Church of England Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is St John's Church of England Primary School located?: St John's Church of England Primary School is located in Walsall, WS9 9NA, Walsall.
How do I apply to St John's Church of England Primary School?: St John's Church of England 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.
Does St John's Church of England Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St John's Church of England Primary School has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St John's Church of England Primary School?: When St John's Church of England Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children and young people in care, and previous children and young people in care — Children who at the time of application are in the care of a local authority or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of its social services functions; and children who ceased to be looked after through adoption, a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order, and children who appear to a local authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be so because of being adopted; 2. Sibling at the school or paired junior school — Children with a sibling in attendance at the school, or at the paired junior school, when the application is submitted and who will still be attending at the proposed admission date. A sibling is a child resident at the same address who is a brother or sister sharing the same parents, a half-brother or sister sharing one common parent, a step-brother or sister, or any other child shown to be residing permanently at the same address; 3. Medical or social grounds — Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds, supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. Evidence must state why the preferred school is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. Applications are subject to verification by the Admissions & Education Sufficiency Service Manager. Priority is given only in very exceptional cases, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance, measured in a straight line, decides between applicants who are otherwise equally placed.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John's Church of England Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.4% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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