St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleVoluntary aided school

Rolls Drive, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4NA

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola St JohnSchool website ↗Pupils: 436 (capacity: 436)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected June 2024
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 June 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 86%·Maths 84%All three 78%
Reading
Expected84%
Exceeding51%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected84%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
56of 61 (91.8%)
How many applied in total?
114

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
8.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
218 girls, 218 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 84% (2018/19), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1671.0%11.0%-0.6+0.4-1.4
2016/1770.0%13.0%-2.7+0.1-2.6
2017/1875.0%10.0%-1.9-0.6-1.8
2018/1984.0%16.0%-0.9-0.6+0.7
2022/2384.0%17.0%+2.9+1.4+2.6
2023/2473.0%16.0%---
2024/2578.0%11.0%---
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