St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 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
- 354 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 47.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 47.2%
Other White 18.1%
African 14.1%
Mixed 9.2%
Other Asian 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 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 67%
Local authority average 53%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| 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 | 9 6 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 10 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 22 23 |
| Year 1 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 2 | 44 17 27 |
| Year 3 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 4 | 46 23 23 |
| Year 5 | 45 31 14 |
| Year 6 | 45 21 24 |