Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

sherborne-st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

North West HampshireConstituency

RG24 9HTPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Hampshire, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 113 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

67%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

14%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

113

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 113
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jan 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.