John Keble Church of England Primary School

About John Keble Church of England Primary School

John Keble Church of England Primary School in Winchester posts a Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard score of 70%, which sits nine percentage points above the Hampshire local authority average of 61% for primary schools. That gap is meaningful — it places the school comfortably ahead of the typical state primary in the area, though not among the very highest performers. In the local authority rankings, John Keble sits 79th out of 425 primary schools, putting it in the top 20% of Hampshire primaries. Within Winchester itself, the school ranks 11th out of 35, a solid mid-to-upper position. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Good, a grade it has held consistently across its two most recent inspections, the latest of which took place in 2024. All five inspected categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — were rated Good, with no outstanding or requires improvement judgements anywhere in the breakdown.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 SATs results, the school’s strengths are clearest in reading, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard and 30% reached the higher standard. Maths followed with 77% at expected and 13% at higher, while writing saw 73% at expected and 20% at higher. The combined expected standard figure of 70% is a healthy nine points above the LA average, though the proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects is just 10%, which suggests the school is strong at getting most children to a solid level rather than pushing a large cohort into the top tier. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school has 118 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it is well under capacity, and 15.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average for primary schools.

John Keble is a Church of England primary for mixed gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. The school offers a range of facilities including an outdoor playground, ICT suite, sensory room, sports hall and a chapel, and runs clubs such as drama, book club, film club and choir. Sports on offer include tennis, rounders, gymnastics, athletics, netball, cross country and swimming. The school has identified SEND provisions covering moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, physical disability, and other difficulty or disability. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed with 14 applications for 3 places, a ratio of 4.67 applicants per place, and all three first-preference applicants were offered a spot. This is a small, popular village-style primary that suits families who value a Good-rated school with above-average SATs outcomes, a clear Christian character, and a broad range of activities in a relatively intimate setting.

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