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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Katrina Straker

corporate_fareTHE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST IN SOUTH HAMPSHIRE

location_onFareham, PO14 4RP

language Visit Website phone 1489579100

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

217

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Fareham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Fareham, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST IN SOUTH HAMPSHIRE. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #113 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #5,650 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 19.4:1. 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

76%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 74%

Writing88% LA 71%

Maths85% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading88% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-0.9 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA -0.7

-1.5 to 2.7

1.7

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.4 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-0.6 to 3.8

2.3

Write

LA -0.3

0.2 to 4.3

0.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.6 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%

Reading86% LA 78%

Writing89% LA 80%

Maths89% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 3

0.5

Write

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 2.7

0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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18 October 2016

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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21 November 2011

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-02-11

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

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 215 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	218	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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