# St John's Church of England Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E144550. [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 224
- Council: Dorset
- URN: 144550

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weymouth-and-kingston-maurward-college-e130653): 350 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Arbour House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arbour-house-school-e143642): 730 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Radipole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radipole-primary-school-e113717): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Southill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southill-primary-school-e113719): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e144298): 1.8 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingfisher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingfisher-school-e150924): 1.9 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144550)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144550)

## How to cite

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