Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Southampton, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.38 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 May 2023. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Rownhams St John's Church of England 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 | 0.38 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
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.38 miles, 3rd shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.41 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 41 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Of the 99 Reception 2026 applications, 36 came from families living outside Hampshire, and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 2% 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
- Bakers Drove, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8AD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 334 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 May 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.”
- “In many subjects, pupils are achieving very well.”
- “This is especially the case in the early years, where pupils quickly develop the knowledge and skills they need for the next stage in their learning.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “Where it is not yet fully embedded, teachers are not always checking pupils’ understanding effectively.”
- “As a result, pupils cannot always recall what they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 63% | 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, 41 offers in total, 39 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.
- Nursling Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Baddesley Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- North Baddesley Infant School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakfield Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eling Infant School and Nursery 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lydlynch Infant School 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Abbotswood Junior School 2.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Calmore Infant School 2.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published