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St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Taswell Road, Southsea PO5 2RG
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Portsmouth). It has about 350 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In September 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Representation, Finances and Admissions.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is about average.
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
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