St John's Primary School

About St John's Primary School

St John's Primary School sits in a competitive Surrey primary landscape, but its headline Key Stage 2 results tell a mixed story. The school's proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 48%, which is 18 percentage points below the local authority average of 66%. That places St John's 177th out of 298 primary schools in Surrey, and 20th out of 21 schools in the Reigate and Banstead district — putting it in the bottom tier locally. On the other hand, individual subject scores are more encouraging. The average reading score is 106, and the average maths score is 104, both above the national benchmark of 100. And while only 7% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects, 21% achieved higher in maths, and 17% did so in reading and writing respectively. So the school is pulling in solid individual subject results, but the combined measure suggests a gap in consistency across the board.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, with a standout Outstanding grade for early years provision. Leadership and management, quality of education, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes were all judged Good. That's a step down from the previous inspection in 2014, where leadership and management was rated Outstanding and overall effectiveness was also Good. In terms of progress, the data doesn't provide Progress 8 scores for this primary, so we can't compare directly to the LA average on that front. But the raw scores show 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 66% in maths, and 66% in writing. The reading figure is notably strong, while maths and writing lag behind the national average. The school's ranking score of 48 (out of 100) reflects the combined expected standard measure, which is the metric that drags the overall position down.

St John's is a small school with 205 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for 30 places in 2025/26, there were 176 total applications and 37 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of nearly 6 to 1. That suggests strong local demand despite the middling headline results. Facilities are decent for a primary: a dining hall, library, chapel, music and art rooms, an ICT suite, playing fields, and an outdoor playground. Sports include football, cricket, swimming, athletics and cross country, and clubs range from science and coding to choir and eco club. The school has identified SEND provisions for dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and physical disability. For families who value strong early years provision, solid reading outcomes, and a well-resourced small school environment, St John's could be a good fit — though those prioritising top-tier combined academic results may want to look at the nearest Outstanding option, Reigate Parish Church Primary School, 1.2 km away.

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