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Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Vicarage Road, Moordown, Bournemouth BH9 2SA · st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk · 01202 527683
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.76 mi
- 1.23 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 4 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 424
- 13 over 411 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 0.76 mi (1.23 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 49 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.76 mi1.23 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113838)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 96
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (27%) with SEND