St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Dorking. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Goodwyns Road, Dorking, RH4 2LR
Website: www.stjohnsdorking.uk
Telephone: 01306884506
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jacky Fyson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139721

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 4.1 to 8.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 5.6 Confidence interval 3.5 to 7.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorking Nursery School
West Street , RH4 1BY
4out of 4 1,910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Primary School
Goodwyns Road , RH4 2LR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School
St Paul's Road West , RH4 2HS
4out of 4 1,406 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Norfolk Road , RH4 3JA
3out of 4 1,646 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Powell Corderoy Primary School
Longfield Road , RH4 3DF
3out of 4 1,733 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking
Ranmore Road , RH4 1HW
3out of 4 2,649 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School
West Bank , RH4 3DG
3out of 4 1,698 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Ashcombe School
Ashcombe Road , RH4 1LY
3out of 4 2,691 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.