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St John's Church of England Academy
Fenby Avenue, Lascelles Park, Darlington DL1 4UB
St John's Church of England Academy is a Church of England academy. It has about 250 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In October 2022 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St. George's Church of England Academy, St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School, Heighington Church of England Primary School and Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.
Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is very high.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
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