St John's Primary School
Victoria Road, Knaphill, Woking, GU21 2AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SWAN TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Naomi Ezzard
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 310
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 140339
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483476450
About this school
St John's Primary School is a primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 41% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 56% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 63% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 59% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Primary School compares
St John's Primary School ranked 195th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.2% | 34.3% | 248 | — |
| St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3% | 1.9% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| The Hermitage Infant School | — | 4.2% | 16.4% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| The Hermitage Junior School | 63% | 5.7% | 19.4% | 294 | 0.4 miles |
| Beaufort Primary School | 68% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 469 | 0.6 miles |
| Knaphill Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 262 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.33%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 17.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Woking
-
The Hermitage Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Woking
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The Hermitage Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Beaufort Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Knaphill Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Woking
Other schools in Woking
St John's Primary School ranks 18th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Woking.
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Horsell CofE Junior School Primary
- Kingfield Primary School Primary
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St John's Primary School teach?
- St John's Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the head of school of St John's Primary School?
- The head of school of St John's Primary School is Mrs Naomi Ezzard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's 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 many pupils are at St John's Primary School?
- St John's Primary School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St John's Primary School full?
- St John's Primary School has capacity for 310 pupils and 248 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. St John's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St John's Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St John's Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St John's Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St John's Primary School is part of THE SWAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 46% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- St John's Primary School ranked 195th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- St John's Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's 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 1 July 2026.