Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School

Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleAcademy converter

Vicarage Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 2SA

Headteacher: Headteacher Paul RuffleSchool website ↗Pupils: 417 (capacity: 411)Part of MOORDOWN ST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
85.0%
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%.
12.0%
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 93%·Writing 86%·Maths 93%All three 85%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding34%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
56of 61 (91.8%)
How many applied in total?
207

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
24.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
12.0%
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).
10.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
201 girls, 216 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 93% (2017/18), currently 85%

* 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
2015/1667.0%5.0%+0.8+2.0+0.7
2016/1785.0%17.0%+2.2+2.4+3.9
2017/1893.0%22.0%+3.0+2.8+3.1
2018/1992.0%20.0%+2.4+2.3+2.3
2022/2377.0%12.0%+1.3+1.6+3.2
2023/2468.0%13.0%---
2024/2585.0%12.0%---
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