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St John's CofE School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 103Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 144854URN

Boreham Road, Warminster, BA12 9JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

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

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.9per place
1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

44 applications for 15 places · 7th of 125 in Wiltshire
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
45%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong 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. 3 February 2026
    Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
  2. 5 October 2021
    Graded inspection: 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
2.9applications per place, Reception
1.1 above Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 15 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  4. 2023 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  6. 2021 3.8; Wiltshire median median 2.4
  7. 2020 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.0; Wiltshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 3.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as St John's CofE School (URN 126367), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202615442.9221.47
Sep 202515291.9201.33
Sep 202415312.1171.13
Sep 202319372.0140.74
Sep 202219301.6191.00
Sep 20218303.870.88
Sep 202019301.6180.95
Sep 201917321.9171.00
Sep 201821412.0231.10
Sep 201720321.6190.95
Sep 2016 *11373.4111.00
Sep 2015 *21462.2221.05
Sep 2014 *21492.3180.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 55% · Maths 64% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%142nd of 174 in Wiltshire
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard9%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard55%
Greater depth18%
Maths
Expected standard64%
Higher standard45%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Wiltshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2545%9%103104
2023/2470%4%107104
2022/2383%33%107104

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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144854 · 865/3190
Trust
Acorn Education Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
147 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals
21.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 July 2017
Replaced
St John's CofE School (URN 126367)
Address
Boreham Road, Warminster, BA12 9JY
Local authority
Wiltshire

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