St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 July 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Arundel Court Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)210 m
- St Edmund's Catholic SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, June 2022. Attainment 8 of 56.0 (2025/26, provisional)250 m
- Ark Ayrton Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Ark Charter AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- Penbridge Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022590 m
- Priory SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Portsmouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).