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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville

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

personMr Richard Cunningham

location_onWaterlooville, PO7 7BP

language Visit Website phone 2392262599

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

432

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Waterlooville, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville is a voluntary aided school in Waterlooville, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 437 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #436 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 61%

Reading89% LA 74%

Writing86% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 3.0

1.8

Write

LA -0.7

0.3 to 3.3

3.0

Maths

LA -1.3

1.6 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 2.5

0.2

Write

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.6

1.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.1 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 67%

Reading84% LA 78%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2.8

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 0.6

0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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07 November 2018

Inspection Report

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27 September 2017

Inspection Report

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12 April 2016

Inspection Report

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07 July 2015

Inspection Report

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18 June 2012

Inspection Report

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07 July 2009

Inspection Report

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12 June 2008

Inspection Report

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13 March 2006

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-11-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-09-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-04-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-07-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 437 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	437	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	437	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	436	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	436	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	434	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	435	3	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	437	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	434	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	435	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	434	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	433	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	435	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	436	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	438	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	435	0	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 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils