St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Portsmouth, Portsmouth
PO1 1PX
Composite score
69.1

St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School at a glance

Located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 234 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 13.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,885
National rank
#264
In South East
#1
In Portsmouth
Top 13%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 234 % FSM ever-6 30.1% % EAL 56.8% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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