St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

PortsmouthVoluntary aided school

Taswell Road, Southsea, PO5 2RG

Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer VerhiestSchool website ↗Pupils: 354 (capacity: 351)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
80% of first-choice applicants offered a place
69%
Reading, Writing & Maths
80%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
69.0%
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%.
2.0%
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 76%·Writing 87%·Maths 76%All three 69%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding49%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding16%
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?
46
How many families wanted this school first?
56
How many got their first choice?
45of 56 (80.4%)
How many applied in total?
123

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
51.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
168 girls, 186 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 89% (2018/19), currently 69%

* 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
2015/1676.0%12.0%+5.2+1.2+1.2
2016/1768.0%7.0%+3.0+1.4+0.6
2017/1861.0%0.0%+1.9+0.2-0.6
2018/1989.0%18.0%+2.4+1.1+3.4
2022/2364.0%0.0%+0.5-0.7+1.0
2023/2467.0%2.0%---
2024/2569.0%2.0%---
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