St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 25 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 116386
- Address
- Taswell Road, PO5 2RG
- Website
- www.sscps.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 357 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 48.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 46.8%
Other White 18.5%
African 14.3%
Mixed 8.6%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Indian 2%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 51%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 2%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 35 14 21 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 2 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 24 21 |
| Year 1 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 2 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 3 | 46 24 22 |
| Year 4 | 45 30 15 |
| Year 5 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 6 | 46 19 27 |