Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
334Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116311URN

Bakers Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

99 applications for 41 places · 70th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 41 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.1

This school
Hampshire 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	99	2.4	45	1.10
Sep 2025	43	97	2.3	58	1.35
Sep 2024	44	115	2.6	51	1.16
Sep 2023	45	91	2.0	53	1.18
Sep 2022	45	108	2.4	57	1.27
Sep 2021	45	91	2.0	48	1.07
Sep 2020	44	77	1.8	44	1.00
Sep 2019	40	107	2.7	55	1.38
Sep 2018	43	96	2.2	48	1.12
Sep 2017	40	94	2.4	50	1.25
Sep 2016	40	90	2.3	39	0.98
Sep 2015	41	95	2.3	41	1.00
Sep 2014	38	96	2.5	48	1.26

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 71% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%164th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	2%	105	102
2023/24	60%	6%	104	103
2022/23	56%	4%	104	104

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

Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Fairisle Junior School
0.7 km · Southampton

Remains Good2023

76%met the SATs standard
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
0.8 km · Southampton

Good2024

2.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Nursling Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

2026

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
1.8 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
2.0 km · Southampton

Improved significantly2025

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Newlands Primary School
2.2 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 56%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116311 · 850/3137
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 330 pupils · 334 on roll
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bakers Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AD
Local authority: Hampshire · Test Valley

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