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St John's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Dorset · DT4 7TP · URN 144550

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-03-19Cohort 224Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 30
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 97 schools in Dorset

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    43%

    Dorset 53.9%England 61%

    10.9 percentage points below the area average of 53.9

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    7%

    Dorset 6.8%England 8%

    In line with the area average of 6.8

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Dorset 104.74England 105

    0.7 below the area average of 104.7

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    102

    Dorset 103.27England 105

    1.3 below the area average of 103.3

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    104

    Dorset 103.93England 105

    In line with the area average of 103.9

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    13%

    Dorset 22%England 32%

    9 percentage points below the area average of 22

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    67%

    Dorset 70.5%

    3.5 percentage points below the area average of 70.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    67%

    Dorset 67.1%

    In line with the area average of 67.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    63%

    Dorset 67.4%

    4.4 percentage points below the area average of 67.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    30

    Dorset 37

    6.7 below the area average of 36.7

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
21% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
26.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
15.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
10.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
19.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
43% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
81.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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Common questions about St John's Church of England Primary School

What is the latest Ofsted judgement?
Ofsted rated St John's Church of England Primary School Good at its inspection on 19/03/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dorset, postcode DT4 7TP (URN 144550).
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Feeder schools

Named as a feeder for

  • Allenbourn Middle School(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] 2026-2027 Admissions Policy AMS - Allenbourn Middle School
    Admissions wording: \u201cThis feeder school criterion only applies to moving to Allenbourn Middle School from Merley First School, Pamphill CE First School, St John’s CE First School, Wimborne First School and Witchampton CE First School.\u201d
  • Cranborne Middle SchoolInformal link, no admissions priority(2026/27 arrangements)[PDF] Admissions to schools - Dorset Council
    Admissions wording: \u201cWimborne Pyramid Colehill First Cranborne CE First Hayeswood First Pamphill CE First Sixpenny Handley First St Catherine’s RC Primary St James CE First (Alderholt) St James CE First (Gaunt’s Common) St John’s CE First Wimborne First Wimborne St Giles CE First Witchampton CE First Allenbourn Middle Cranbourne Middle\u201d

Being a named feeder school is one oversubscription criterion among several in the admitting school\u2019s published arrangements, not a guaranteed place. Always check the school\u2019s current admission arrangements for the detail that applies to you.

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