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

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a great pleasure and privilege to introduce myself as the headteacher of St John's Church of England Primary School. We are a proud church school with strong links to All Saints Church, and our Christian ethos is reflected in every aspect of our work and relationships."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £5.75 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Fairfields Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 64% maths); Kings Furlong Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 68% maths); Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (0.4 miles); and Chalk Ridge Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 62% reading, 64% maths).

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

80 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (86%).

6.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Asian (7%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 21 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 11 (3.5%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 326 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Cranbourne (0.3 miles), The Costello School (0.8 miles), The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (0.9 miles) and Brighton Hill Community School (1.1 miles).