St John's CofE School
Boreham Road, Warminster, BA12 9JY
103 pupils · 70% of 147 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. 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 | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.47 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 22 | 44 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 20 | 29 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 17 | 31 | 15 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 14 | 37 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 19 | 30 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 7 | 30 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 18 | 30 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
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
- New Close Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Minster CofE Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Princecroft Primary School 2.1 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.