Foundation school · Southampton

St John's Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116103URN

French Street, Old Town, Southampton, SO14 2AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

60 applications for 41 places · 41st of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Southampton median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 41 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	60	1.5	42	1.02
Sep 2025	55	78	1.4	53	0.96
Sep 2024	53	95	1.8	50	0.94
Sep 2023	56	102	1.8	61	1.09
Sep 2022	58	82	1.4	58	1.00
Sep 2021	56	86	1.5	54	0.96
Sep 2020	59	102	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2019	60	103	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2018	47	81	1.7	45	0.96
Sep 2017	60	96	1.6	54	0.90
Sep 2016	58	123	2.1	79	1.36
Sep 2015	59	104	1.8	58	0.98
Sep 2014	59	105	1.8	52	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 72% · Maths 58% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%39th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	40%	0%	101	100
2023/24	56%	2%	101	104
2022/23	53%	0%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John's Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Hope Community School Southampton
0.7 km · Southampton

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Springhill Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Southampton

Outstanding2022

2.3applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Infants
1.9 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place
Mount Pleasant Juniors
2.1 km · Southampton

Outstanding2023

47%met the SATs standard
Banister Primary School
2.1 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Woolston Infant School
2.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
2.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116103 · 852/2424
Trust: Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust
Capacity: 465 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 40.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: French Street, Old Town, Southampton, SO14 2AU
Local authority: Southampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources