St John's Primary School and Nursery

How places are decided at St John's Primary School and Nursery

St John's Primary School and Nursery: key facts

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

Ofsted judged St John's Primary School and Nursery's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in February 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St John's Primary School and Nursery?

St John's Primary School and Nursery has 252 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John's Primary School and Nursery take?

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

Where is St John's Primary School and Nursery located?

St John's Primary School and Nursery is located in Kenilworth, CV8 1FS, Warwickshire.

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

St John's Primary School and Nursery 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 and Nursery?

On offer day for 2025-26 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St John's Primary School and Nursery was 0.77 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

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

When St John's Primary School and Nursery has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Pupil Premium / Early Years Pupil Premium / Service Premium — Children eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium, Pupil Premium or Service Premium at the time of making the application, with no more than 14% of the places available to be allocated under this criterion on National Offer Day; 3. Child in Need Plan or Child Protection Plan — Children who are currently, or have been at any point since birth, subject to a Child in Need Plan or a Child Protection Plan, with no more than 9% of the places available to be allocated under this criterion on National Offer Day, and 5 further criteria. Tie-break: Where applicants are allocated the same criterion, priority is given in order of distance between the child’s home and the school applied for (shortest distance = highest priority). Distance is a straight-line measurement from the address point location coordinate of the home address (as set by Ordnance Survey) to the centre point (‘centroid’) of the school.

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

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 68.3% of pupils at St John's Primary School and Nursery are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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