St John's Community Primary School and Nursery

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8NXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St John's Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Norwich for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 99th of 103 primary schools in Norwich. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 19 June 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

29 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%

48%, 14 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%

3%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score102

102, 4 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

221 pupils on roll, with places for 202

Eligible for free school meals20.4%

20.4%, 6.1 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6.3%

6.3%, 15.3 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support14.5%

14.5%, 0.3 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.6%

3.6%, 2.4 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St John's Community Primary School and Nursery

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Neatishead Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	57% met the expected standard
Salhouse CofE Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	20% met the expected standard
Tunstead Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	73% met the expected standard
Coltishall Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	67% met the expected standard
Horning Community Primary School	3 miles	Report card: Expected standard	Not published

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Ms Rebecca Quinn
Phone: 01603782520
Website: hovetonstjohn.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Horning Road, Hoveton, Norwich, NR12 8NX
Local authority: Norfolk
URN: 120920

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.