Primary school

St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Portsmouth
  • PO1 1PX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,240 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 9%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 11%11%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 16%2018/19: top 19%2022/23: top 15%2023/24: top 31%2024/25: top 9%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM83% · South East 64%10/10 Top 10%+12.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM13% · South East 7%8/10 Above+29.7 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+17.8 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+20.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 81% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 80% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 70% · 30 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 83% · 30 pupils · South East 64%83%70%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 10% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 13% · 30 pupils · South East 7%13%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 106107105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · South East 105107105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in63.8%
30 of 47 who put it first2014 · 50.0%2026 · 63.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4730
2nd330
3rd170

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026237
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.1%
First language not English56.8%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan6.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils4.4%

Girls 51.7%Boys 48.3%

112.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 9.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 4.9

Teachers 11.9 FTE · Whole workforce 27.4 · 40 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,387
Spend per pupil£7,755
Staff spend per pupil£6,198
Reserve per pupil£968
  • +£222,575revenue reserve
  • −£84,628in-year balance

Grants £7,170 · self-generated £217 · premises £286 per pupil