St John's Church of England Infant School

4 New Street, Chatham, Medway, ME4 6RH

Good

Inspected 12 March 2024

Good

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

5–7

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Medway →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 5–7
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 80 / 90 (89%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England
Last Ofsted Inspection: 12 March 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

45%

Disadvantaged

62.5%

EAL

SEN support

21.3%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

9.0%

Overall absence

28.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.85

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.1 vs 2023/24

20.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +1.2 vs 2023/24

2.43

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

£43,812

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 33% on leadership pay

↓ −£2,210 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

0.8

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,275

Spend per pupil

£6,350

Income per pupil

44%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.