Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jayne Pavitt
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 116310
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392412095
About this school
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Rowland's Castle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 70% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School compares
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 33rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.4% | 16.4% | 204 | — |
| Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 7.8% | 71.7% | 275 | 0.9 miles |
| Front Lawn Primary Academy | 82% | 8.7% | 70.2% | 447 | 1.0 miles |
| Warren Park Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 56.4% | 417 | 1.3 miles |
| St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School | 58% | 4.4% | 32.7% | 213 | 1.4 miles |
| Riders Junior School | 25% | 12% | 75.6% | 205 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.42%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 13.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Front Lawn Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Havant
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Warren Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Havant
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St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Havant
-
Riders Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Havant
Common questions
- What year groups does Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School teach?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rowland's Castle.
- Who is the headteacher of Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is Mrs Jayne Pavitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School full?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
- Does Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School rank locally?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School ranked 33rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.