St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover, Andover

From the headteacher's welcome: "SJB is a warm and welcoming Catholic school with welcome, faithfulness, service and generosity as the core values. The school is one form entry, which means each year group consists of one class. Being a smaller school means the staff know every child by name, and there is a strong sense of community and belonging."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £6.50 per session.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 96% in reading and 89% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover are Balksbury Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Balksbury Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 76% reading, 77% maths); Portway Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 76% maths); and Portway Infant School (0.5 miles, Outstanding).

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 34.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Black (19%) and Asian (15%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (6.5%) received SEN support and 7 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Andover Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Hanson School (outside), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 181 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover are John Hanson Community School (under 0.1 miles), Harrow Way Community School (0.8 miles) and Lift Winton (1.7 miles).