St John's Primary SchoolFir Tree Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wallingford.

Summary of the comparison

St John's Primary School and Fir Tree Junior School are primary schools in Wallingford.

  • St John's Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fir Tree Junior School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Fir Tree Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John's Primary School was judged Good and Fir Tree Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for St John's Primary School and 70.0% for Fir Tree Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St John's Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Fir Tree Junior School (63.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John's Primary School versus Fir Tree Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallingfordSt John's Primary SchoolWallingfordFir Tree Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking162nd of 236 in Oxfordshire 98th of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 235
Capacity210 240
LocationWallingford, OX10 9AG Wallingford, OX10 0NY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 235
Free school meals (ever 6)8.7% 14.9%
English as an additional language2.4% 8.9%
SEN support13.5% 24.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 6.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure10.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St John's Primary School

Fir Tree Junior School

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