St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge is a primary school in Trowbridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 262 schools in Wiltshire. It ranks 6th of 18 primary schools in Trowbridge. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2013.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 9 July 2013, report published 6 September 2013
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 November 2022
Pupils are proud of their warm and caring school. They live out the school's strong Catholic values in the way they treat one another and how they behave. Pupils are polite. They make sure that everyone is made to feel welcome. Pupils say teachers support them to learn new things every day. Leaders are ambitious for their pupils to receive the best education they can. Pupils are motivated and live up to the high expectations teachers have of them. Pupils, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well. Pupils behave extremely well. They feel safe and are adamant that bullying is not a problem. If it does happen, they know a trusted adult or an anti-bullying ambassador will quickly sort it out. Pupils explore their individual talents and interests through a wide range of clubs and activities. For example, pupils take part in a dance festival and sing in the school choir. Leaders provide a wide range of opportunities such as trips, visitors and visits that enhance pupils' learning. Pupils relish leadership opportunities, such as being a reading or chapel champion, a house captain or a digital leader. They say this helps them to feel ready for secondary school.
What the school should improve
- In key stage 1, sometimes pupils' reading books are not matched to the sounds they know. This means that those pupils who struggle to read are not always able to use their phonic knowledge to decode words accurately. Leaders need to ensure that the books pupils read are well matched to their reading ability.
- In a small number of subjects, leaders have not clearly identified prior knowledge that pupils should learn. This means it is difficult for pupils to learn new content. Leaders need to ensure that essential knowledge is clearly identified in all subjects so that pupils know and remember more.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
44 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
300 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown Community Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Walwayne Court School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Studley Green Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
| Willowbrook Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 38% met the expected standard |
| Holbrook Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kim O'Rourke
- Phone
- 01225752006
- Address
- Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EA
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- URN
- 126429
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.