Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Rowland's Castle, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.05 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Rowland's Castle, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.05 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.05 miles away, the 29th shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2019, after swinging sharply between some years.
- For Reception 2026, there were 45 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 27 offers went to first-choice families and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Rowlands Castle is a school that welcomes everyone.”
- “Staff greet pupils with a warm smile each day and show genuine care towards pupils.”
- “From the Reception Year to Year 6, pupils eagerly come into school each morning.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils, for example those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), do not attend frequently enough.”
- “Sometimes, pupils need more help to understand and manage their own behaviour.”
- “This is reflected in the school’s published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Front Lawn Primary Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Warren Park Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Alban's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trosnant Infant School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Trosnant Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Barncroft Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St James Church of England Controlled Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good