St John's CofE (A) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Stoke-on-Trent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.741 miles
Published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John's CofE (A) Primary School is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Stoke-on-Trent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE (A) 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 | 2.741 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.741 miles away, the 15th longest of 67 Stoke-on-Trent primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.38 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 13 January 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, from 19 April 2023, was Requires improvement.
- In 2024/25, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Stoke-on-Trent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wheatly Avenue, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6SB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “They set high expectations for pupils’ learning, behaviour and personal development.”
- “For the most part, pupils rise to these high aspirations.”
- “Behaviour has improved significantly since the previous inspection.”
To improve
- “This work is showing positive results, although some pupils have gaps in important knowledge about writing.”
- “However, staff do not teach the key knowledge needed for writing as securely.”
- “This slows pupils’ progress in writing, particularly those who have not experienced the full writing programme from the start.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2026 (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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
- The Willows Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harpfield Primary Academy 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Oakhill Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Etruscan Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published