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St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury

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

personMrs Lisa Portch

location_onSalisbury, SP3 6HJ

language Visit Website phone 1747870675

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

118

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Salisbury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury is a voluntary controlled school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 105 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #137 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #12,383 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

50%

LA 58%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 69%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 0.5

-0.7 to 4.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 3.1

1.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.6 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 2.9

-1.7

Write

LA -0.4

-4.9 to 1.5

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.3 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 77%

Maths55% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.4 to 2.6

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 2.9

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.9 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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04 June 2019

Inspection Report

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01 March 2017

Inspection Report

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02 November 2011

Inspection Report

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25 March 2009

Inspection Report

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31 October 2005

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-01

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 105 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	105	1	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	106	1	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	106	2	1.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	110	2	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	121	2	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	118	2	1.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	120	4	3.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	123	1	0.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	121	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	124	1	0.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	128	2	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	125	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	125	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	112	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	111	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	113	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	107	1	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	112	1	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	111	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury

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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