St John's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Paul's CofE 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 St Paul's CofE 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 St Paul's CofE Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Paul's CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Paul's CofE Primary School was judged Good.

  • 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 St Paul's CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DorkingSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolDorkingSt Paul's CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking191st of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure253rd of 285 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 396
Capacity262 420
LocationDorking, RH4 2LR Dorking, RH4 2HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 396
Free school meals (ever 6)38.3% 8.3%
English as an additional language10.9% 5.3%
SEN support27.8% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan7.4% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 4.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.3% 11.8% 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

Full profiles: St John's Church of England Primary School · St Paul's CofE Primary School