St John's Church of England Primary School | School performance

43%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

43%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

43%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

231

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDorset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Dorset

Part ofDIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

43%

+13pp

59%45%30%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 43%

RWM higher standard

+4pp

9%6%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

63%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

231

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Coombe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7TP

Local authority

Dorset

Website

http://www.stjohns.dsat.org.uk

Telephone

01305785711

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	43%	7%	67%	27%	67%	7%	63%	13%	93%	73%	104.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	231
2023/24	30%	3%	57%	17%	73%	13%	43%	3%	97%	53%	103.0	99.0	100.0	—	—	—	21%	234
2022/23	47%	7%	60%	27%	63%	13%	53%	10%	80%	60%	102.0	99.0	100.0	+0.90	+3.40	-1.60	22%	229
2018/19	59%	9%	78%	28%	78%	22%	66%	22%	91%	69%	104.0	104.0	103.0	-0.10	+0.10	-1.10	19%	241
2017/18	55%	3%	65%	16%	81%	26%	77%	16%	94%	71%	103.0	104.0	103.0	-2.30	+0.70	-0.30	—	243

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	231	22.4	23%	22%	26%	8%	23%
2023/24	234	21.9	21%	18%	27%	6%	20%
2022/23	229	24.3	22%	17%	30%	8%	27%
2021/22	222	22.4	18%	15%	27%	7%	20%
2020/21	265	22.4	17%	17%	24%	—	—
2018/19	241	23.9	19%	12%	23%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	19.9	—	—	—	4%	6%