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St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Anne-Marie Jordan

location_onEastleigh, SO53 2JP

language Visit Website phone 2380266210

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Eastleigh, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford is a voluntary aided school in Eastleigh, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 194 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #246 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #11,236 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 74%

Writing73% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 4.3

0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 3.1

1.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.0 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 2.7

2.0

Write

LA -0.3

0.2 to 3.9

1.8

Maths

LA -1.0

0.0 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 67%

Reading93% LA 78%

Writing93% LA 80%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA -0.1

2.6 to 7.2

4.8

Write

LA -0.1

2.6 to 7

3.6

Maths

LA -0.6

1.6 to 5.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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11 September 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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13 October 2008

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 194 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	194	5	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	201	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	188	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	227	1	0.4%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	6	2.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	3	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	5	2.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	234	3	1.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	251	4	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	249	2	0.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils