Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.92 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Sherborne St John 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 | 0.92 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
- Free school meal eligibility is 15.9%, against a middle figure of 28.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire.
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.92 miles away, the 23rd shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 16 offers; 16 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% 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
- Church Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9HT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School.”
- “They feel safe, happy and confident in school.”
- “Many arrive each day keen to learn and spend time with their friends.”
To improve
- “When pupils are less engaged, this is linked to the suitability of the task.”
- “However, at times, the outdoor environment is not used effectively to support learning.”
- “However, not all governors yet have the depth of knowledge and expertise needed to ensure that challenge is consistently robust across all areas of the school’s work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 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) | 71% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Merton Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Merton Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oakridge Infant School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marnel Community Infant School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Marnel Junior School 1.5 mi Outstanding
- Oakridge Junior School 1.5 mi Improved significantly
- Winklebury Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good