Bemerton St John Church of England Primary

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary provides a good quality of education with an outstanding emphasis on personal development. The school's vision promotes compassion and selflessness, guiding pupils to develop strong relationships and work collaboratively. The curriculum is broad and balanced, with effective teaching in most subjects, though some areas need improvement in sequencing and assessment. Overall, the school demonstrates high ambition for its pupils, engaging them in diverse activities and a well-planned careers curriculum.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on personal development and character building.
• Effective collaborative projects between year groups.
• High levels of participation in extracurricular clubs.
• Thoughtfully planned careers curriculum.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils, contributing to good behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear sequencing of essential concepts.
• Inconsistent precision in assessments may lead to unaddressed gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bemerton St John Church of England Primary attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Bemerton St John Church of England Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bemerton St John Church of England Primary had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at Bemerton St John Church of England Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Bemerton St John Church of England Primary received £6,858 and spent £6,974 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £10,000 (-£47 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Magna Learning Partnership, income was £7,766 and spending £7,975 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Salisbury · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary is part of Magna Learning Partnership, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Pembroke Park Primary School Salisbury
• Sarum Academy Salisbury
• Salisbury Sixth Form College Salisbury
• Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Salisbury
• Old Sarum Primary School Salisbury
• The Trafalgar School at Downton Salisbury
• Amesbury Archer Primary School Amesbury
• Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Salisbury
• Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School Salisbury
• The New Forest Church of England Primary School Wilts

What is Bemerton St John Church of England Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bemerton St John Church of England Primary is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Bemerton St John Church of England Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Bemerton St John Church of England Primary have?

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bemerton St John Church of England Primary cover?

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bemerton St John Church of England Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bemerton St John Church of England Primary?

Bemerton St John Church of England Primary is at Lower Road, Bemerton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 9NW.