Primary school

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Hampshire
  • PO12 3NB
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 93%2024/25: top 98%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM30% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East−8.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−9.8 pts
Reading score101 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East
Maths score100 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East−5.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 34 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 51% · 39 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 24% · 38 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 50% · 30 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 31% · 32 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 38% · 29 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 30% · 33 pupils · South East 64%56%24%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 34 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 5% · 39 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 3% · 38 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 0% · 32 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 33 pupils · South East 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 34 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 39 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 99 · 38 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 101 · 32 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 101 · 33 pupils · South East 10610399No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 34 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 97 · 38 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 100 · 32 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 99 · 29 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 100 · 33 pupils · South East 10510397No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd90
3rd80

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2015–2023

  1. 2015Requires improvement
  2. 2015Ungraded visit
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

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

1 weak areas

  • Early years provision

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026200
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.4%
First language not English24.9%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan7.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils21.2%

Girls 44.5%Boys 55.5%

74.1% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.8
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 26 · 48 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,902
Spend per pupil£7,444
Staff spend per pupil£5,949
Reserve per pupil£508
  • +£101,531revenue reserve
  • +£91,595in-year balance

Grants £7,617 · self-generated £285 · premises £425 per pupil