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St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Bourne Road, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth PO6 4JD · 023 9237 5488
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.83 mi
- 1.34 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 272
- 65% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.83 mi (1.34 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% 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 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.83 mi1.34 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 25
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied