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St John's Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Jacky Fyson

corporate_fareTHE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST

location_onDorking, RH4 2LR

language Visit Website phone 1306884506

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

223

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John's Church of England Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Dorking, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Dorking, Surrey, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #203 of 206 primaries in Surrey and #13,623 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.8 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

33%

LA 63%

Reading57% LA 77%

Writing47% LA 71%

Maths43% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading81% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-3.4 to 1.3

-0.9

Write

LA -0.1

-3.2 to 1.3

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.5

Read

LA 0.2

4.1 to 8.8

3.7

Write

LA -0.8

1.6 to 5.8

5.6

Maths

LA -0.3

3.5 to 7.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 66%

Reading89% LA 78%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths95% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.4

Read

LA 0.3

3.7 to 9.1

2.8

Write

LA -0.5

0.2 to 5.4

6.3

Maths

LA -0.2

3.8 to 8.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-20

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-07

None Legacy

Inadequate

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 230 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	229	12	5.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	234	7	3.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	229	4	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	14	6.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	5	2.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	4	1.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	3	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	232	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	243	2	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	247	2	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	224	4	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	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 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St John's Church of England 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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