St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Crowborough, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2023 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Crowborough, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Results 2024/25: 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- Reception 2026 drew 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 19th highest of 134 East Sussex primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 28 went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 23.6 and free school meal eligibility at 5.2%, against middle figures of 20.8 and 12.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, St John's, Crowborough, TN6 1SD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils develop a deep sense of belonging here.”
- “Children in Reception are welcomed into the school community by their Year 6 ‘buddies’.”
- “The friendships that pupils develop with others of all ages provide them with an enduring sense of safety and security.”
To improve
- “Sometimes younger pupils need more reminders about how to behave well in lessons.”
- “In a small number of subjects, the school has identified parts of the curriculum that need further refinement to ensure that teachers understand how to teach the small steps of learning effectively.”
- “In other subjects, some teachers are less confident in how to adapt the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2025 (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) | 66% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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 East Sussex.
- St Marys Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael's Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published