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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 July 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School, URN 113838
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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 entry205 applications · 59 places offered · 54 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
- 2025 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2024 3.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2023 3.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2022 3.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2021 4.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2020 3.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
- 2019 4.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
- 2018 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
- 2017 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
- 2016 3.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5
- 2015 3.6; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2014 3.7; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
Dashed bars: as Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 113838), the previous school.
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 | 59 | 205 | 3.5 | 54 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 207 | 3.5 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2024 | 49 | 184 | 3.8 | 45 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 59 | 206 | 3.5 | 57 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 48 | 189 | 3.9 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 261 | 4.4 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 228 | 3.8 | 81 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 250 | 4.2 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 61 | 217 | 3.6 | 62 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 222 | 3.7 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 221 | 3.7 | 63 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 93% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85% | 12% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 13% | 105 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 12% | 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
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20243.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRequires improvement20242.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20242.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleStandards maintained20253.3applications per place 98%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202575%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20232.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleRemains Good20243.1applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142435 · 839/3675
- Trust
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 411 pupils · 424 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2015
- Replaced
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 113838)
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 2SA
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources