St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Basingstoke

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~456m)Possible (~651m)Unlikely (~846m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Neil Tunnicliffe
Pupils:312 / 315 capacity
LA:Hampshire
Phone:01256324121
Address:Kingsmill Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3JU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:116400
UKPRN:10070416
Diocese:Diocese of Winchester
Constituency:Basingstoke
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2011 inspection — up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

6.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

80 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy95%
Well taught98%
Good progress95%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with15%
Kept informed95%
Handles concerns61%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-6ppMaths-4ppWriting-6pp

Reading has declined from 84% to 78%. Maths has declined from 93% to 89%. Writing has declined from 89% to 83%.

Class Sizes

28.5

Avg class size

26.4

Infant (KS1)

30.3

KS2

11

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

King of Wessex (SW-bound)
422m · 7 min walk
Morley Road (W-bound)
448m · 7 min walk
Stocker Close (adj)
449m · 7 min walk
Kings Furlong Drive (NE-bound)
453m · 7 min walk
Kingsmill Road (E-bound)
454m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

312 pupils

315 capacity

3 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Basingstoke

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,360
Projected new pupils:590

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Basingstoke

Admissions Demand - Hampshire

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

15,583

Applications

13,385

Got 1st preference

92.3%

Got preferred school

98.7%

Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
15 October 2019
8 March 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.09465%

Overall absence

5.71429%

Persistent absence

280

Enrolments

Authorised2.32936%
Unauthorised0.76529%
Persistent (10%+)5.71429%
Severe (50%+)0.71429%

Absence trend

3.02187%
18/19
2.49659%
20/21
5.23643%
21/22
3.84669%
22/23
3.5105%
23/24
3.09465%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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