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Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 113Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 116315URN

Church Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.3per place
1.2 above Hampshire median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

52 applications for 16 places · 12th of 287 in Hampshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
71%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 6 May 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 23 June 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
3.3applications per place, Reception
1.2 above Hampshire median (2.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

52 applications · 16 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 4.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
  3. 2024 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.1
  4. 2023 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
  5. 2022 3.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
  6. 2021 4.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
  7. 2020 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 3.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 4.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
  11. 2016 3.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
  12. 2015 3.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
  13. 2014 3.8; Hampshire median median 2.1
More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.
  • 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202616523.3181.13
Sep 202513554.2110.85
Sep 202415533.5140.93
Sep 202313433.380.62
Sep 202217613.6171.00
Sep 202117714.2221.29
Sep 202016452.8140.88
Sep 201912433.6100.83
Sep 201816442.8161.00
Sep 201717684.0191.12
Sep 201617663.9271.59
Sep 201517543.2160.94
Sep 201417643.8150.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 93% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%77th of 300 in Hampshire
Reading
Expected standard86%
Higher standard57%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard79%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard93%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hampshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2571%0%109105
2023/2453%12%108105
2022/2388%18%110109

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

  • 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
116315 · 850/3144
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
119 pupils · 113 on roll
Free school meals
15.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Church Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HT
Local authority
Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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