St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Walsall
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Walsall Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Walsall for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023. Walsall has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
St John's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2014 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026, as at 45 of the 75 other Walsall primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome, but places ran out in 2014 and 2015.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Walsall schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Brook Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Walsall
- Pupils on roll
- 340 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “All pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), flourish here.”
- “From the moment they set foot in Nursery, they feel safe and become caring young people.”
- “Pupils rightly have confidence that there are always adults to talk to.”
To improve
- “Apart from the occasional lapse, pupils grow and develop in managing their own behaviour.”
- “However, across curriculum subjects, expectations are not consistently high enough for the most able pupils.”
- “The work they are given does not always deepen their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Walsall.
- Walsall Wood School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castlefort Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leighswood School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millfield Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St James Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfield Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published