St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolSt John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dorset, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 224 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at St John's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Dorset and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Weymouth and Kingston Maurward CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file350 m
- Arbour House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file730 m
- Radipole Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Southill Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- Kingfisher SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dorset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).