Primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees
St Johns CE Primary School
Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2LP
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 24 September 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 240 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 124 / 116
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Kirklees 017G, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 13%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Head Teacher: Aidan Blackburn
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Dewsbury West
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- URN
- 152253
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmoor Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 63% | 0.2 mi |
| Boothroyd Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 41% | 0.5 mi |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 32% | 0.5 mi |
| Al-Furqaan Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 0.6 mi |
| Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 0% | 0.8 mi |
| Eastborough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2021 | 68% | 1 mi |
| Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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