Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116400URN

Kingsmill Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

2.3per place

0.3 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

101 applications for 44 places · 79th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
16 October 2019
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Hampshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

101 applications · 44 places offered · 51 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.2; 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	44	101	2.3	51	1.16
Sep 2025	42	81	1.9	38	0.90
Sep 2024	44	101	2.3	53	1.20
Sep 2023	37	78	2.1	34	0.92
Sep 2022	40	68	1.7	39	0.98
Sep 2021	45	73	1.6	43	0.96
Sep 2020	45	91	2.0	47	1.04
Sep 2019	45	97	2.2	50	1.11
Sep 2018	45	95	2.1	55	1.22
Sep 2017	45	104	2.3	53	1.18
Sep 2016	45	101	2.2	48	1.07
Sep 2015	45	91	2.0	50	1.11
Sep 2014	45	99	2.2	55	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 83% · Maths 89% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%64th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	74%	15%	107	107
2023/24	78%	18%	107	108
2022/23	77%	18%	107	107

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 Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Queen Mary's College
0.4 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected
Fairfields Primary School
0.6 km · Hampshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Kings Furlong Junior School
0.7 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

55%met the SATs standard
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
0.7 km · Hampshire

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
Chalk Ridge Primary School
1.3 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Rucstall Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Manor Field Junior School
2.1 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116400 · 850/3661
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 6.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kingsmill Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3JU
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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