St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPowell Corderoy Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St John's Church of England Primary School and Powell Corderoy Primary School are primary schools in Dorking.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Powell Corderoy Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Powell Corderoy Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Powell Corderoy Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for St John's Church of England Primary School and 70.0% for Powell Corderoy Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St John's Church of England Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John's Church of England Primary School versus Powell Corderoy Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DorkingSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolDorkingPowell Corderoy Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking191st of 285 in Surrey 187th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 202
Capacity262 210
LocationDorking, RH4 2LR Dorking, RH4 3DF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 202
Free school meals (ever 6)38.3% 9.4%
English as an additional language10.9% 3.5%
SEN support27.8% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan7.4% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.3% 14.9% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: St John's Church of England Primary School · Powell Corderoy Primary School