St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Taswell Road
Southsea
Hampshire
PO5 2RG
Phone 02392829339
Reference Number 116386

General Makeup

Number of pupils 357
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.58%
Girls: 50.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 49%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 25 45
2 22 23 45
3 24 22 46
4 30 15 45
5 22 23 45
6 19 27 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 46.8%
White, Other 18.5%
African 14.3%
White & Asian 4.2%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
Indian 2%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-28
Date Description Report
2025-02-25 School inspection School inspection
2019-09-24 School inspection School inspection
2016-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-10-03 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-06-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-02-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-09 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 37 3
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Southsea Infant School
Collingwood Road, Southsea Infant School, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 2SR
0.23 miles
Craneswater Junior School
St Ronan's Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0PX
0.39 miles
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Bramble Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DT
0.62 miles
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Chivers Close, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1HG
0.63 miles
Devonshire Infant School
Francis Avenue, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0AG
0.77 miles
Fernhurst Junior School
Francis Avenue, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0AG
0.81 miles
Cumberland Infant School
Methuen Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 9HJ
0.82 miles
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 4LS
0.87 miles
Wimborne Primary School
Wimborne Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 8DE
0.98 miles
St Jude's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2NZ
1 miles
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Lincoln Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5BG
1.08 miles
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1PX
1.12 miles
Milton Park Primary School
Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET
1.21 miles
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Fyning Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1FG
1.25 miles
Meon Junior School
Shelford Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 8NT
1.39 miles
Meon Infant School
Shelford Road, Milton, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 8NT
1.39 miles
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Hanover Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BN
1.5 miles
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Turner Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4PN
1.52 miles
Manor Infant and Nursery School
Inverness Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5QR
1.65 miles
Moorings Way Infant School
Moorings Way, Milton, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 8YJ
1.82 miles
Name Distance
Mayville High School
35 to 37 St Simons Road, Southsea, PO5 2PE
0.04 miles
Portsmouth High School
0.7 miles
Priory School
Fawcett Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL
0.83 miles
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 4HL
0.97 miles
The Portsmouth Grammar School
High Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2LN
1.07 miles
St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1RX
1.1 miles
Mary Rose Academy
Gisors Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 8GT
1.27 miles
Miltoncross Academy
Milton Road, Milton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 6RB
1.46 miles
The Portsmouth Academy
St Mary's Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 5PF
1.46 miles
Madani Academy
Merefield House, Nutfield Place, Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4JZ
1.5 miles
Mayfield School
Mayfield Road, North End, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 0RH
2.66 miles
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5XT
2.69 miles
St Vincent College
Mill Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4QA
2.74 miles
The Harbour School
Tipner Lane, Tipner, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8RA
2.75 miles
Trafalgar School
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9RJ
3.28 miles
UTC Portsmouth
London Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9DU
3.28 miles
King's Academy Bay House
Gomer Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QP
3.72 miles
City of Portsmouth College
Tudor Crescent, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 2SA
3.81 miles
Redwood Park Academy
Wembley Grove, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 2RY
3.84 miles
King's Academy Brune Park
Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BU
3.88 miles
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