St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

PortsmouthVoluntary aided school

Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1PX

Headteacher: Mrs L ParkSchool website ↗Pupils: 234 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
63% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2022
63%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 July 2022Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
83.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 93%·Writing 83%·Maths 87%All three 83%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding33%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
30of 48 (62.5%)
How many applied in total?
98

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
50.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
47.0%
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).
7.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
121 girls, 113 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 83% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1677.0%3.0%+2.9+1.0+2.7
2016/1770.0%3.0%+0.70.0+0.7
2017/1881.0%10.0%+1.6+0.3+0.6
2018/1980.0%10.0%+0.2-0.1+0.7
2022/2377.0%7.0%+2.1+0.6+0.9
2023/2470.0%7.0%---
2024/2583.0%13.0%---