St John's CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Stanmore, Harrow
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Harrow · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St John's CofE School is a primary school in Stanmore, Harrow for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Harrow has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St John's CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 28.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 21.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Harrow.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 8 of the 69 applications (12%) came from families living outside Harrow.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Among 8 schools, this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Harrow that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 2nd lowest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Harrow schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 127 Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, HA7 3FD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Harrow
- Pupils on roll
- 278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “St John’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Relationships are respectful and pupils are safe.”
- “The school’s values of ‘faith, strength, compassion, wisdom and hope’ permeate all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, changes to the curriculum are more recent and have not been fully embedded.”
- “In these instances, pupils do not apply their learning as confidently, because they have not secured sufficient foundational knowledge previously.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (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) | 74% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Harrow.
- Avanti House Primary School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Aylward Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hujjat Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanburn Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weald Rise Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published