St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Abshot Road, Fareham, PO14 4NH
339 pupils · 81% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2023, published 21 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 32 | 31 | 82 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 38 | 77 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 40 | 81 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 42 | 104 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 47 | 101 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 41 | 102 | 47 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 60 | 109 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 127 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Locks Heath Junior School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Park Gate Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Titchfield Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School 2.2 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.