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St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Devon · EX16 5LB · URN 140762

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-05-10Cohort 116Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 20
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 302 schools in Devon

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    45%

    Devon 58.4%England 61%

    13.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    5%

    Devon 6.9%England 8%

    1.8 percentage points below the area average of 6.9

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Devon 105.7England 105

    1.7 below the area average of 105.7

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    101

    Devon 103.83England 105

    2.8 below the area average of 103.8

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    100

    Devon 103.99England 105

    4 below the area average of 104

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    10%

    Devon 23.4%England 32%

    13.4 percentage points below the area average of 23.4

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    75%

    Devon 75.4%

    In line with the area average of 75.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    60%

    Devon 68.8%

    8.8 percentage points below the area average of 68.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    55%

    Devon 71.1%

    16.1 percentage points below the area average of 71.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    20

    Devon 26

    6.1 below the area average of 26.1

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Devon · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
13.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
26.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
15.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
10.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
10% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
5% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
20.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
45% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about St John's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted rated St John's Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 10/05/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?
St John's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Devon, postcode EX16 5LB (URN 140762).
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