St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Dorking, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Dorking, Surrey for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 December 2021. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey that have results.
- In 2026, there were 21 first-choice applications for 22 Reception offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 33.8% and pupils per teacher at 16.8, against middle figures of 13.5% and 22.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Goodwyns Road, Dorking, RH4 2LR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 1 December 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this nurturing community school.”
- “Staff greet the pupils warmly at the start of each day with a smile.”
- “Pupils' wellbeing is a high priority.”
To improve
- “Over a period of time, pupils have not come to school regularly enough.”
- “Pupils work hard and show an interest in their learning, but some do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Staff do not identify gaps or misunderstandings in pupils' knowledge accurately.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 33% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 21 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 Surrey.
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Powell Corderoy Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Downs Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Weald CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Good
- Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published