Primary school

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Hampshire
  • SP10 3PF
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,591 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 3%3%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 11%2018/19: top 3%2022/23: top 12%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM56% · South East 64%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM6% · South East 7%4/10 Below
Reading score108 · South East 1068/10 Above
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 87% · 31 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 77% · 31 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 84% · 32 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 93% · 29 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 78% · 32 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 71% · 28 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 56% · 32 pupils · South East 64%93%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 31 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 16% · 31 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 22% · 32 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 17% · 29 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 19% · 32 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 14% · 28 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 6% · 32 pupils · South East 7%22%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 31 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 111 · 32 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 109 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 109 · 32 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 109 · 28 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 108 · 32 pupils · South East 106111108No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 31 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 107 · 32 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 108 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 108 · 32 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 32 pupils · South East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.2%
25 of 29 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 86.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2925
2nd215
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026215
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.0%
First language not English34.7%
SEN support6.6%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)2.8%
Persistently absent pupils2.1%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.2%

102.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 8.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.1 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,150
Spend per pupil£6,377
Staff spend per pupil£5,073
Reserve per pupil£259
  • +£55,731revenue reserve
  • −£48,842in-year balance

Grants £5,650 · self-generated £499 · premises £361 per pupil