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Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Lower Road, Bemerton, Salisbury SP2 9NW · bemerton.com · 01722 322848
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wiltshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 208
- 97% of 214 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Wiltshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126434)
Ofsted
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126434), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126434)
Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126434)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 82
- 39% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (22%) with SEND