# St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

St Katharine's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 435 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E113841. [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 435
- Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- URN: 113841

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils at St Katharine's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Priory Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-church-of-england-primary-school-e113847): 940 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-comprehensive-school-e137349): 960 m. All-through. Good (overall), September 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Twynham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twynham-school-e136649): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Connie Rothman School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/connie-rothman-school-e148069): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Futures Autism Unlimited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/futures-autism-unlimited-e150013): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Christchurch Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christchurch-learning-centre-e134374): 1.5 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/113841)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/113841)

## How to cite

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