St John's Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025.
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Catchment area for St John's Community Primary School and Nursery
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8NX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly by staff each morning.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are caring and respectful.”
- “As a result, pupils feel safe and know they can talk to staff if they are worried.”
To improve
- “Although the school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement, these aspirations are not always met.”
- “However, they do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because the school has not ensured that teachers consistently identify and address errors and misconceptions in pupils’ work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 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) | 48% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 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 Norfolk.
- Neatishead Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained
- Salhouse CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Coltishall Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Tunstead Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged
- Horning Community Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rackheath Primary School 3.7 mi Outstanding
- Frettenham Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good
- Woodland View Junior School 4.2 mi Not judged