St John’s CE Primary School
St John’s CE Primary School is a converter academy in Dewsbury for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 240 pupils, 30 more than it has places for. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Boothroyd Lane, St John's C E Primary School, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, WF13 2LP01924 325323stjohnsdewsbury.co.ukMr Aidan Blackburn head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 September 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kirklees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.2 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (6), Moderate learning difficulty (5), emotional and mental health (4), Hearing impairment (2), Other difficulty or disability (2).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.8% | 8.8% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.9% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 6.3% | 4.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 21.3% | 33.1% | 37.8% | 29.2% | 28.1% | 10.4% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in December 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoor Primary School | Council | 390 m | 394 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Boothroyd Primary Academy | Academy | 800 m | 557 | No overall grade 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 800 m | 363 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 212 | No overall grade 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 223 | Not inspected | 59 | Compare |
| Eastborough Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 214 | Requires improvement 2021 | 9 | Compare |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 98 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| Diamond Wood Community Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 339 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St John’s CE Primary School a good school?
St John’s CE Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in September 2024.
What is St John’s CE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St John’s CE Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 24 September 2024.
How many pupils does St John’s CE Primary School have?
240 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 114% full.
What is attendance like at St John’s CE Primary School?
Pupils were in school 93.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St John’s CE Primary School?
The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Boothroyd Lane, St John's C E Primary School, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, WF13 2LP
- Telephone
- 01924 325323
- Website
- www.stjohnsdewsbury.co.uk
- Head Teacher
- Mr Aidan Blackburn
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Multi-academy trust
- Learning Accord Multi Academy Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152253 · LAESTAB 3823003 · UKPRN 10099645
- Formerly
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.