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Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Southampton · SO16 8AD

Ages 4–11 · 334 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
283

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
115
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
36
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

334 pupils · 330 places

Pupils on roll
334
Boys / girls
159 / 175
School capacity
330
Capacity fill
334 / 330 (101%)
Free school meals
12.9%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Winchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Timothy Woodford

Location

Address
Bakers Drove, Rownhams
Postcode
SO16 8AD
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Southampton, Hampshire, 334 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Winchester.

Open schools in Southampton
159
Primary schools in Southampton
109
Academies among open schools in Southampton
30% (48)
Open schools in SO16
28
Primary in SO16
15
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SouthamptonNear SO16

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Timothy Woodford
Telephone
02380736417
Website
www.rownhams.hants.sch.uk

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