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St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth PO1 1PX · stjohnscathedralschool.org.uk · 023 9282 1055
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.25 mi
- 0.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Other Christian · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 27 over 210 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 60.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Other Christian” went to a home 0.25 mi (394 m) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 64% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 48 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 63 | 2.2▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 56 | 1.9▲ | 54% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Other Christian | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.25 mi0.39 km | |
Printed with an 'm' (0.568m), read as miles.
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Portsmouth it was 54%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 39
- 16% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (26%) with SEND