Portway Infant SchoolSt John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Andover.

Summary of the comparison

Portway Infant School and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover are primary schools in Andover.

  • Portway Infant School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Portway Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Portway Infant School was judged Outstanding and St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover (78.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Portway Infant School versus St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AndoverPortway Infant SchoolAndoverSt John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, AndoverEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA87/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking297th of 416 in Hampshire 101st of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll270 213
Capacity270 210
LocationAndover, SP10 3PE Andover, SP10 3PF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported56.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census270 213
Free school meals (ever 6)13.0% 7.0%
English as an additional language8.9% 34.7%
SEN support8.2% 6.6%
SEN with an EHC plan8.5% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% 2.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% 2.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Portway Infant School

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover

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