Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

Basingstoke and Deane · RG24 9HT

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 113 pupils, 15.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Church Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HT – View on map
Phone: 01256850180
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Vickie Alvis
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 18 families put it first for 16 places – 11 for every 10 places. 89% 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 6 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

113 pupils out of 119 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 18
% eligible for free school meals: 15.9%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Basingstoke and Deane average)
English as an additional language: 12% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 11% a year (Basingstoke and Deane 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

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: 3.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.0%
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: 11.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 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 May 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 Needs attention
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected 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: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points above the Basingstoke and Deane average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 71% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 93%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 105
Based on: 14 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 schoolBasingstoke and Deane averageEngland↘ Falling Down 17 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points above the Basingstoke and Deane average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 13th of 41 junior and primary schools in the area

#11St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School74%
#12Manor Field Junior School72%
=13Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School71%
=13The Priory Primary School71%
#15Silchester Church of England Primary School70%

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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

=1Burghclere Primary School90%
=1Rucstall Primary School90%
#3Ashford Hill Primary School87%
#4St Bede's Catholic Primary School85%
#5St Mark's Church of England Primary School81%
#6Preston Candover Church of England Primary School79%
=7Kempshott Junior School78%
=7Overton Church of England Primary School78%
#9Oakridge Junior School77%
#10Woolton Hill Junior School76%
#11St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School74%
#12Manor Field Junior School72%
=13Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School71%
=13The Priory Primary School71%
#15Silchester Church of England Primary School70%
=16Cliddesden Primary School69%
=16Oakley Church of England Junior School69%
=16St Mary Bourne Primary School69%
=16Whitchurch Church of England Primary School69%
=20Castle Hill Primary School67%
=20St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School67%
#22Great Binfields Primary School66%
=23Marnel Junior School65%
=23St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School65%
=25Kingsclere Church of England Primary School64%
=25Winklebury Junior School64%
#27Park View Primary School62%
#28Hatch Warren Junior School59%
#29St Anne's Catholic Primary School58%
=30Bramley Church of England Primary School56%
=30South View Junior School56%
=32Bishopswood Junior School55%
=32Kings Furlong Junior School55%
#34Burnham Copse Primary School53%
#35Fairfields Primary School52%
#36Chalk Ridge Primary School51%
#37Four Lanes Community Junior School47%
#38Merton Junior School46%
#39Chiltern Primary School43%
#40Tadley Community Primary School36%
#41Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School33%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,947 (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.

13th of 27 primary schools in Basingstoke and Deane for spending per pupil

#11Chalk Ridge Primary School£7,072
#12Preston Candover Church of England Primary School£6,985
#13Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School£6,947
#14St Mark's Church of England Primary School£6,661
#15St Mary Bourne Primary School£6,601

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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

#1Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School£12,357
#2Burghclere Primary School£9,567
#3Ashford Hill Primary School£8,500
#4Overton Church of England Primary School£8,154
#5Chiltern Primary School£8,077
#6Park View Primary School£7,880
#7Cliddesden Primary School£7,618
#8Tadley Community Primary School£7,274
#9St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School£7,272
#10Silchester Church of England Primary School£7,182
#11Chalk Ridge Primary School£7,072
#12Preston Candover Church of England Primary School£6,985
#13Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School£6,947
#14St Mark's Church of England Primary School£6,661
#15St Mary Bourne Primary School£6,601
#16Bramley Church of England Primary School£6,481
#17Kingsclere Church of England Primary School£6,472
#18Rucstall Primary School£6,461
#19St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,235
#20Castle Hill Primary School£6,152
#21Great Binfields Primary School£6,127
#22Whitchurch Church of England Primary School£6,065
#23Burnham Copse Primary School£6,050
#24Fairfields Primary School£5,962
#25The Priory Primary School£5,909
#26St Bede's Catholic Primary School£5,869
#27North Waltham Primary School£1,971

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