St John's Church of England Primary School
St Johns C of E Primary School, James Street, Manchester, M35 9PY
255 pupils · 83% of 306 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 36.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 April 2023, published 19 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 20 | 59 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 23 | 49 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 24 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 31 | 29 | 47 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 32 | 32 | 55 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 20 | 37 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 31 | 64 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 27 | 51 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Higher Failsworth Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Propps Hall Junior Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Mather Street Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- South Failsworth Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.