St John's CofE School
Boreham Road, Warminster, BA12 9JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Hortop
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 147
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 144854
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01985213446
About this school
St John's CofE School is a Church of England primary academy in Warminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's CofE School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 12 | 23 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 70% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 91% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 CofE 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's CofE School compares
St John's CofE School ranked 142nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 4.5% | 22.6% | 103 | — |
| New Close Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 172 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster | 65% | 3.2% | 20.2% | 70 | 0.5 miles |
| The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre | 41% | 5.8% | 25.4% | 262 | 0.6 miles |
| Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 153 | 0.9 miles |
| The Minster CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 210 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 5 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.64%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Close Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster0.5 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre0.6 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
The Minster CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Warminster
St John's CofE School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Warminster.
- Crockerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Heytesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horningsham Primary School Primary
- Mere School Primary
- New Close Primary School Primary
- Princecroft Primary School Primary
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster Primary
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre Primary
- The Minster CofE Primary School Primary
- Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St John's CofE School teach?
- St John's CofE School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warminster.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's CofE School?
- The headteacher of St John's CofE School is Mr Daniel Hortop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's CofE 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 CofE School?
- St John's CofE School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's CofE School full?
- St John's CofE School has capacity for 147 pupils and 103 on roll (70%), 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 CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. St John's CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does St John's CofE School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's CofE School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St John's CofE School part of an academy trust?
- St John's CofE School is part of ACORN EDUCATION 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 CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 45% 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 CofE School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- St John's CofE School ranked 142nd of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 CofE School's absence rate?
- St John's CofE School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's CofE 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 10 July 2026.