Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School

East Hampshire · PO9 6BB

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 204 pupils, 15.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB – View on map
Phone: 02392412095
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jayne Pavitt
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 45 families put it first for 29 places – 16 for every 10 places. 60% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 14 · 2025 13 · 2026 16
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

204 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 31
% eligible for free school meals: 15.2%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the East Hampshire average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.8% a year (East Hampshire 16.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 32% moved to another school, 68% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 5.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2022). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 80% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 16 percentage points above the East Hampshire average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 70% against an expected 69%)
3-year average (expected standard): 70%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 107
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEast Hampshire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 17 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 16 percentage points above the East Hampshire average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 4th of 32 junior and primary schools in the area

#3Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School82%
=4Buriton Primary School80%
=4Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School80%
#6St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School79%
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School78%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Ropley CofE Primary School84%
#2Langrish Primary School83%
#3Liphook Church of England Controlled Junior School82%
=4Buriton Primary School80%
=4Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School80%
#6St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School79%
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School78%
#8Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School77%
=9Bentley Church of England Primary School75%
=9Greatham Primary School75%
#11Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School72%
=12Clanfield Junior School71%
=12Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School71%
=12Sheet Primary School71%
#15Four Marks Church of England Primary School70%
#16Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School69%
=17Binsted Church of England Primary School67%
=17Wootey Junior School67%
#19Liss Junior School66%
#20Bordon Junior School65%
=21Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School64%
=21Herne Junior School64%
=21Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School64%
#24The Butts Primary School61%
#25Selborne Church of England Primary School57%
#26Horndean Church of England Junior School54%
#27St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School53%
#28Medstead Church of England Primary School48%
#29The Holme Church of England Primary School43%
#30East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School40%
#31Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy38%
#32Anstey Junior School37%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,476 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

15th of 25 primary schools in East Hampshire for spending per pupil

#13Ropley CofE Primary School£6,747
#14The Holme Church of England Primary School£6,651
#15Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,476
#16Four Marks Church of England Primary School£6,215
#17Greatham Primary School£6,186

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Medstead Church of England Primary School£9,382
#2Selborne Church of England Primary School£9,144
#3St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School£9,022
#4Froxfield Church of England Primary and Pre-School£8,209
#5East Meon Church of England Controlled Primary School£8,121
#6Buriton Primary School£8,037
#7Chawton Church of England Primary School£7,955
#8Binsted Church of England Primary School£7,833
#9Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,774
#10Sheet Primary School£7,063
#11Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School£7,030
#12Bentley Church of England Primary School£6,975
#13Ropley CofE Primary School£6,747
#14The Holme Church of England Primary School£6,651
#15Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,476
#16Four Marks Church of England Primary School£6,215
#17Greatham Primary School£6,186
#18St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School£6,087
#19Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,084
#20Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School£6,014
#21Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School£6,009
#22The Butts Primary School£5,980
#23Langrish Primary School£5,715
#24Weyford Nursery and Primary Academy£4,825
#25Woodlea Primary School£3,421

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