Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
Term dates
We haven't checked Hampshire's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 45 families put this school as their first choice, and 29 places were offered. 27 of the families who put it first got a place (60%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 29 | 45 | 60% |
| September 2025 | 30 | 38 | 76% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 41 | 68% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Active8 Minds Rowlands Castle St Johns Wraparound care, breakfast club, after-school club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 27 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 204 (capacity 210)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Phone
- 02392412095
- Address
- Whichers Gate Road, Rowland's Castle, PO9 6BB
- Website
- rowlandscastle.hants.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.