Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #1 in Portsmouth public Top 8% UK

St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs L Park

location_onPortsmouth, PO1 1PX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

243

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

2.2x

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St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Portsmouth, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 2.2× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 234 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 32 primaries in Portsmouth and #211 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 51%

Reading93% LA 65%

Writing83% LA 63%

Maths87% LA 62%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading80% LA 65% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 60% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading83% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -1.5

-0.2 to 4.4

0.6

Write

LA -2.0

-1.6 to 2.8

0.9

Maths

LA -1.4

-1.3 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading83% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -1.5

-2.0 to 2.4

-0.1

Write

LA -2.3

-2.2 to 1.9

0.7

Maths

LA -1.8

-1.2 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 53%

Reading81% LA 66%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 64%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -1.9

-0.5 to 3.7

0.3

Write

LA -2.3

-1.8 to 2.4

0.6

Maths

LA -2.1

-1.3 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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12 March 2008

Inspection Report

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07 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-07-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2008-03-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 234 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	234	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	241	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	243	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	242	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	243	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	235	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	244	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	230	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	236	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	236	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	250	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	246	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	236	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils