Academy sponsor led · Surrey

St John's Primary School

2–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140339URN

Victoria Road, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.3 above Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

89 applications for 30 places · 73rd of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Surrey median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

89 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 3.0; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 3.0; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 4.7; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 2.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 3.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 3.3; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 3.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 3.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 2.5; Surrey median median 2.8
2015 2.9; Surrey median median 2.9
2014 2.5; Surrey median median 2.8

This school
Surrey 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	30	89	3.0	30	1.00
Sep 2025	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2024	27	77	2.9	25	0.93
Sep 2023	29	79	2.7	26	0.90
Sep 2022	17	80	4.7	16	0.94
Sep 2021	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2020	26	80	3.1	23	0.88
Sep 2019	30	98	3.3	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	95	3.2	23	0.77
Sep 2017	27	84	3.1	18	0.67
Sep 2016	30	76	2.5	19	0.63
Sep 2015	30	86	2.9	24	0.80
Sep 2014	29	73	2.5	20	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 50% · Maths 79% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%194th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Surrey median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	4%	105	105
2023/24	41%	0%	103	100
2022/23	57%	7%	105	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 SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Surrey

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Hermitage Infant School
0.6 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
The Hermitage Junior School
0.7 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

63%met the SATs standard
Beaufort Primary School
1.0 km · Surrey

2026

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Knaphill Junior School
1.1 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

46%met the SATs standard
Knaphill Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · Surrey

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Surrey

2026

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brookwood Primary School
2.1 km · Surrey

Good2024

3.5applications per place 53%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140339 · 936/2023
Trust: The Swan Trust
Capacity: 310 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 35.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: St John's Primary School (URN 125002)
Address: Victoria Road, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2AS
Local authority: Surrey · Woking

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