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Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jayne Pavitt

location_onRowland's Castle, PO9 6BB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Rowland's Castle, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Rowland's Castle, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #1,139 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 71%

Maths87% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.6

0.4 to 5.4

0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 3.3

-0.1

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.5 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 3.8

2.4

Write

LA -0.3

0.3 to 4.5

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.8 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 67%

Reading79% LA 78%

Writing86% LA 80%

Maths83% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 3.8

0.7

Write

LA -0.1

-1.4 to 2.8

1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 February 2022

Inspection Report

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24 November 2016

Inspection Report

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11 November 2015

Inspection Report

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08 December 2014

Inspection Report

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15 October 2014

Inspection Report

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09 June 2011

Inspection Report

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20 November 2007

Inspection Report

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23 May 2007

Inspection Report

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01 November 2006

Inspection Report

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27 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-11-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	201	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	5	2.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	6	2.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	204	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

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Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School

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