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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO6 4JDSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO6 4JD

Pupils
281
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Paul's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Portsmouth

Finance£8265 spend / pupil£8087 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+6pp
73%61%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 66.19%
SPAG higher standard
42%
LA AVG 20.91%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.16
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103
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
281
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Bourne Road, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 4JD
Local authority
Portsmouth
Website
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
2024/2573%7%81%53%80%7%75%39%80%85%108.0106.0109.015%281
2023/2467%2%76%33%70%2%76%26%74%89%107.0105.0108.015%288
2022/2366%5%77%30%71%5%77%21%88%79%105.0105.0109.0+0.40-1.90+1.1017%303
2018/1948%7%57%26%74%19%57%11%74%69%103.0102.0107.0-2.50-1.30-4.1010%388
2017/1859%7%85%30%74%11%74%17%74%83%106.0103.0108.0+1.20-1.80-0.4012%385
2016/1746%0%54%14%71%0%71%14%86%77%101.0103.0106.0-0.70-1.00+0.2013%393

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
2024/2528116.115%25%36%6%19%
2023/2428816.615%26%37%6%14%
2022/2330315.217%22%42%5%15%
2021/2231814.918%20%41%5%16%
2020/2134317.514%22%41%
2018/1938819.610%21%36%5%13%
2017/1838517.712%19%37%5%11%
2016/1739318.613%18%36%4%10%

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