Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

HampshireVoluntary controlled school

Bakers Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AD

Headteacher: Mr Timothy WoodfordSchool website ↗Pupils: 333 (capacity: 333)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2023
Oversubscribed
72% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2023
72%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 May 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 76%·Maths 71%All three 63%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
43
How many families wanted this school first?
58
How many got their first choice?
42of 58 (72.4%)
How many applied in total?
97

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
4.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
165 girls, 168 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2016/17), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%9.0%+2.2+3.7-0.2
2016/1786.0%21.0%+5.2+2.3+3.3
2017/1853.0%6.0%-2.70.0-3.3
2018/1971.0%5.0%+0.1+0.2-1.4
2022/2356.0%4.0%-2.8-1.4-1.8
2023/2460.0%6.0%---
2024/2563.0%2.0%---