Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across most domains in its first routine inspection since becoming an academy in 2021. Pupils exhibit exceptional behaviour and attitudes, contributing positively to a nurturing environment underpinned by strong community values. The school has ensured effective support for students with special educational needs and provides a strong reading programme, which has been particularly effective in helping pupils catch up swiftly if they fall behind. While the curriculum is broad and enriched, certain subjects are still in the early stages of development, which could impact overall pupil learning experiences.

Strengths

• Impeccable pupil behaviour and exemplary respect for others.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Highly effective teaching of reading and phonics.
• Engaged and enthusiastic pupils with positive attitudes to learning.
• A nurturing environment fostering a strong sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity in content knowledge and sequencing.
• Occasional superficiality in curriculum topics, particularly in geography.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.8% of pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School received £6,509 and spent £6,574 for each of its 319 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£83 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,727 and spending £7,745 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is part of Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Oaklands Catholic School Waterlooville
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Waterlooville

What is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School have?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School has 312 pupils on roll.

What age range does Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School cover?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is at Gladys Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9AX.