St Paul's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 22 2023 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
116487
Address
Bourne Road, Paulsgrove, PO6 4JD
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
288 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
45.5%
Girls
54.5%
First language not English
26.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.5%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.9%
Other White 11.8%
Indian 7.3%
African 7.3%
Other Asian 6.9%
Mixed 5.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingBelow average-1.9
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 51%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
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 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
31
14
17
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
42
20
22
Year 3
38
19
19
Year 4
40
24
16
Year 5
55
21
34
Year 6
52
20
32
Year 2023-2024