St John's Church of England Primary School
Goodwyns Road, Dorking, RH4 2LR
210 pupils · 80% of 262 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — 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 1 December 2021, published 24 January 2022. 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 | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 21 | 40 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 26 | 41 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 46 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 30 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 26 | 44 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 51 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 33 | 50 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 41 | 58 | 30 |
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 Paul's CofE Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Powell Corderoy Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 2.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- North Downs Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.