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Catholic schools in Portsmouth

All 5 Catholic schools in Portsmouth.

5 schools in Portsmouth

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  1. St Edmund's Catholic School

    Portsmouth, PO1 1RX · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Portsmouth catholic schools average.

    416 first choices, 238 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1656.0

    Portsmouth catholic schools 56.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.4%Portsmouth catholic schools 4.3%
    Pupils
    1,157
    Pupils per teacher
    16.6
    View school St Edmund's Catholic School
  2. St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School

    Portsmouth, PO1 1PX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Portsmouth catholic schools average.

    47 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Portsmouth catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Portsmouth catholic schools 4.3%
    Pupils
    237
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Portsmouth, PO2 9AX · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Portsmouth catholic schools average, low absence.

    44 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Portsmouth catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.1%Portsmouth catholic schools 4.3%
    Pupils
    312
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
  4. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

    Southsea, PO5 2RG · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Portsmouth catholic schools average.

    55 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1169%

    Portsmouth catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Portsmouth catholic schools 4.3%
    Pupils
    351
    Pupils per teacher
    24.1
    View school St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
  5. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Portsmouth, PO6 4JD · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Portsmouth catholic schools average, high absence.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Portsmouth catholic schools 70%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.7%Portsmouth catholic schools 4.3%
    Pupils
    272
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school St Paul's Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How Portsmouth's Catholic schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Portsmouth 70%England 62%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 57%St Swithun's Catholic Primary School: 69%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 73%St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School: 83%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in Portsmouth

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Portsmouth average 4.2%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 3.1%St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School: 3.4%St Edmund's Catholic School: 4.4%St Swithun's Catholic Primary School: 4.5%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 5.7%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in Portsmouth

Ofsted grades in Portsmouth

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Portsmouth

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    11 of the 5 Catholic schools in Portsmouth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Portsmouth, explained

There are 5 Catholic schools in Portsmouth, teaching 2,329 children. 4 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

69.7% of pupils in Portsmouth catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 57% to 83%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,617 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 8.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Portsmouth.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Portsmouth?
There are 5 Catholic schools in Portsmouth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Portsmouth?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Portsmouth on Eduscope are St Edmund's Catholic School, St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Catholic schools are in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth has 1 Catholic schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 4 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Catholic schools in Portsmouth ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Portsmouth Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Portsmouth is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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