St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 272 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 November 2023
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, 73% of pupils at St Paul's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 73% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Beacon View Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- The Victory Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Castle View AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Medina Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- The Wymering SchoolSpecial. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met1.6 km
- Portsdown Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
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).