Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vickie Alvis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 116315
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256850180
About this school
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 113 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 53% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 94% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 65% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 82% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Sherborne St John Church of England 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 | 88% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School compares
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School ranked 90th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.2% | 14.8% | 113 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 451 | 1.1 miles |
| Merton Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 34.9% | 245 | 1.1 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 1.1 miles |
| Oakridge Infant School | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | 1.4 miles |
| Marnel Community Infant School | — | 3% | 31.9% | 356 | 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)
- 14.78%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Community Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School ranks 10th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Basingstoke.
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School teach?
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School is Mrs Vickie Alvis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sherborne St John Church of England 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 Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School?
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School full?
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 113 on roll (95%), 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 Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School ranked 90th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherborne St John Church of England 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 15 July 2026.