St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Kingsmill Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Nicholls
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 116400
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256324121
About this school
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 312 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 78% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 18% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 84% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 77% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 65th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 312 | — |
| Fairfields Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| Kings Furlong Junior School | 55% | 5.9% | 30% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.4% | 22.7% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Chalk Ridge Primary School | 51% | 5% | 23.4% | 283 | 0.8 miles |
| Rucstall Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 21.4% | 204 | 0.9 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)
- 8.6%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.09%
- Persistent absence
- 5.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Kings Furlong Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Chalk Ridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Rucstall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 8th 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 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mrs Angela Nicholls, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 312 on roll (99%), 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 St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 65th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.