St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Southsea, PO5 2RG
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Southsea Infant School
Collingwood Road, Southsea, PO5 2SR
Local ranking45th of 45 primary schools in Portsmouth
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
180
Capacity
4-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 23 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 171
- Boys
- 90 (54%)
- Girls
- 77 (46%)
- Capacity
- 180 (93% full)
- SEND
- 16.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.4%
- EAL
- 22.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.6%
- SEN Support
- 8.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,611/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 56.3%
- White Other: 10.8%
- Black African: 10.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
56.3%
White British
10.8%
White Other
10.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Collingwood Road
Southsea, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 116200
- UKPRN
- 10080435
- Establishment No.
- 2680
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