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St John's Primary and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school

French Street, Old Town, Southampton SO14 2AU · stjohnssouthampton.co.uk · 023 8022 6545

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
40%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
418
90% of 465 places
Local authority
Southampton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
40.3%
First language not English
66.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Southampton Co-operative Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 58 (Places 58)58September 2023: 61 (Places 56)61September 2024: 50 (Places 53)50September 2025: 53 (Places 55)53September 2026: 42 (Places 41)42Places 41
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202641421▲98%
September 2025Sept 202555531100%
September 2024Sept 202453500.9100%
September 2023Sept 202356611.1▲85%
September 2022Sept 20225858198%

Results

In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 29% (England 53%)29%2016/17: 63% (England 61%)63%2017/18: 59% (England 64%)59%2018/19: 50% (England 65%)50%2022/23: 53% (England 60%)53%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 40% (England 62%)40%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼40%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼101106
▼100105
▼100105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St John's Primary and Nursery School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
76%
Replies
42
10% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼78% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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