Peasedown St John Primary School

About Peasedown St John Primary School

Peasedown St John Primary School is a mixed state primary in Bath and North East Somerset, currently teaching 414 pupils against a capacity of 525, meaning it has room to grow. The school serves a community with above-average economic need: 22.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national primary average of around 23.8%, placing it slightly below that benchmark but notably higher than many schools in the local authority. Demand for places is strong. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 66 total applications for 53 places, with all 53 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.25. This suggests a school that is popular but not yet stretched to capacity, and one that families in the area are actively choosing as their first option. The school has nursery provision for children aged two and above, and its intake spans the full primary age range up to 11.

Academically, Peasedown St John has seen significant improvement. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good overall, with Good marks across all categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is a notable turnaround from its previous inspection in 2019, when it was rated Inadequate overall. At Key Stage 2, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the local authority average of 62% and places the school 44th out of 52 primaries in Bath and North East Somerset. In individual subjects, 65% reached the expected standard in reading, 75% in writing, and 57% in maths. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 3%, though 25% achieved higher in reading and 13% in maths. Average scores were 103 in reading and 101 in maths, both close to the national average of 100.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, gymnasium, library, art studios, music rooms and a dining hall. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, athletics, tennis, dance and netball, while clubs include drama, choir and chess. SEND support is broad, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is St Mary's CofE Primary School, 3.3 km away. Peasedown St John suits parents who want a Good-rated local school with strong SEND support and nursery provision, in a community where demand is healthy but not fiercely competitive, and who are comfortable with results that sit below the LA average but reflect recent improvement.

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