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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO1 1PXSt John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Primary

St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO1 1PX www.stjohnscathedralschool.org.uk/

Pupils
234
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
83%
+13pp
83%77%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
13%
+6pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
234
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
57%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1PX
Local authority
Portsmouth
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2583%13%93%37%83%13%87%33%93%83%107.0107.0109.018%234
2023/2470%7%80%23%83%7%80%20%90%87%106.0105.0109.014%243
2022/2377%7%83%40%83%10%87%27%87%90%107.0105.0110.0+2.10+0.60+0.9014%243
2018/1980%10%83%17%83%17%90%20%90%90%105.0106.0109.0+0.20-0.10+0.7013%236
2017/1881%10%81%32%84%13%87%23%87%84%106.0105.0107.0+1.60+0.30+0.6013%236
2016/1770%3%73%27%87%7%80%27%83%90%105.0105.0108.0+0.70+0.00+0.7013%246

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523418.118%57%30%3%4%
2023/2424318.014%59%33%3%5%
2022/2324319.514%58%32%3%4%
2021/2224220.814%56%30%5%9%
2020/2123720.413%59%25%
2018/1923619.013%61%25%3%3%
2017/1823618.813%62%25%2%2%
2016/1724617.513%63%26%2%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.