Bishops Waltham Infant SchoolSt John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southampton.

Summary of the comparison

Bishops Waltham Infant School and St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Southampton.

  • Bishops Waltham Infant School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bishops Waltham Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishops Waltham Infant School was judged Outstanding and St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishops Waltham Infant School versus St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthamptonBishops Waltham Infant SchoolSouthamptonSt John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA85/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking304th of 416 in Hampshire 203rd of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll200 213
Capacity210 210
LocationSouthampton, SO32 1EP Southampton, SO32 2LY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported44.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported11.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census200 213
Free school meals (ever 6)12.5% 19.7%
English as an additional language1.0% 1.4%
SEN support11.5% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 7.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% 12.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bishops Waltham Infant School

St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

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