St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Floral Way
Salisbury Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 3PF
Phone 01264361806
Reference Number 116382

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, with a rating of 'Good' across multiple domains, including quality of education, behavior, personal development, and leadership. The school has not been inspected for 14 years due to a legal exemption, having been judged 'Outstanding' in its previous inspection. This recent inspection highlights the school's commitment to providing a caring, inclusive environment where pupils strive to excel, reinforced by strong values and community involvement. The early years provision is noted as outstanding, ensuring pupils develop a strong foundation for their education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 213
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.17%
Girls: 48.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 34.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 14 27
2 21 9 30
3 14 18 32
4 14 18 32
5 16 16 32
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 38%
White, Other 23.5%
African 10.3%
Indian 7%
Asian, Other 5.6%
Mixed, Other 5.2%
White & Asian 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 07 Feb 2023
Date Report
07 Feb 2023 School inspection:
06 Oct 2010 Curriculum and development visit
12 Jan 2009 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
08 Jan 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Early years provision is outstanding
  • Pupils are proud to attend and feel safe
  • Diverse cultural activities are promoted
  • Reading for pleasure is a school strength
  • Teachers generally provide high-quality teaching
  • Positive and engaging classroom environments
  • Strong safeguarding culture
  • Dedicated and supportive staff and governors

Areas for Improvement

  • Some curriculum subjects are not fully developed
  • Inconsistent phonics teaching in Key Stage 1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.7
Writing -0.1
Maths -0.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 9 1
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Balksbury Infant School
Floral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3QP
0.09 miles
Balksbury Junior School
Floral Way, Salisbury Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3QP
0.15 miles
Portway Junior School
Upper Drove, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3NA
0.5 miles
Portway Infant School
Ashfield Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PE
0.5 miles
Anton Junior School
Barlows Lane, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2HA
0.85 miles
Anton Infant School
Wellesley Road, Anton Infant School, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2HF
0.87 miles
Andover Church of England Primary School
East Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1EP
1.16 miles
Wolverdene Special School
22 Love Lane, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2AF
1.21 miles
Norman Gate School
Vigo Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1JZ
1.63 miles
Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School
King Arthurs Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 4BS
1.66 miles
Vigo Primary School
Vigo Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1JZ
1.66 miles
The Knights Enham Junior School
King Arthur's Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 4BS
1.69 miles
Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School
Duck Street, Abbotts Ann, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7FE
1.86 miles
Roman Way Primary School
Roman Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 5JY
1.91 miles
Clatford Church of England Primary School
Village Street, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7RE
1.97 miles
Endeavour Primary School
East Anton Farm Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6RD
2.3 miles
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School
Picket Twenty Way, Picket Twenty, Picket Twenty Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6TY
2.69 miles
Amport Church of England Primary School
The Green, Amport, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8BA
2.91 miles
Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Smannell, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6JJ
3.11 miles
Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ragged Appleshaw, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 9HR
3.33 miles
Name Distance
John Hanson Community School
Floral Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PB
0.07 miles
Rookwood School
Weyhill Road, Andover, SP10 3AL
0.41 miles
Harrow Way Community School
Harrow Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3RH
0.81 miles
The Mark Way School
Batchelors Barn Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1HR
1.57 miles
Lift Winton
London Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 2PS
1.69 miles
Icknield School
River Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6LT
1.93 miles
Farleigh School
Red Rice, Andover, SP11 7PW
2.21 miles
Grateley House School
Pond Lane, Grateley, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 8TA
4.9 miles
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