St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.471 miles
Published by Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 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 | 0.471 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 |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.471 miles, the shortest of 18 Bath and North East Somerset primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.74 miles).
- That 2026 Reception distance was further from the school than in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Charlton Park, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2NB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending St John’s Church of England Primary School.”
- “They talk with pride about being a responsible citizen and how this helps them to make a positive contribution to the life of the school and beyond.”
- “Pupils enjoy singing and playing board games with the elderly in a local residential home.”
To improve
- “Some parents feel unsettled by this.”
- “However, in some wider curriculum subjects, assessment is not used effectively to check that pupils have learned the intended curriculum.”
- “As a result, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (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) | 87% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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 Bath and North East Somerset.
- St Keyna Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Two Rivers Church of England Primary 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chandag Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Saltford CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whitchurch Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pensford Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published