St John's Primary School, Woking

In its own words: "We are a one form entry primary school and nursery with a real family feel. With around 250 pupils, St John’s is small enough for everyone to know and look out for one another, but large enough to provide a range of experiences including a range of after school clubs and fantastic educational trips and visits."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, recorder, gardening and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at St John's Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 56% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put St John's Primary School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St John's Primary School are St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 97% maths); The Hermitage Infant School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); The Hermitage Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 72% maths); and Beaufort Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St John's Primary School.

St John's Primary School is one of 10 schools run by The Swan Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

34.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 31% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (45%), Asian (21%) and Black (13%).

The nearest railway station is Brookwood Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Inkerman Way (nw-bound), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 165 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 Surrey (76), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St John's Primary School issued 27 suspensions, 10.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St John's Primary School are The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College (0.3 miles), Woking High School (1.8 miles) and Hoe Valley School (1.9 miles).