St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Southsea, Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.305 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.207 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.105 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.406 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.462 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.336 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.872 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.550 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.134 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.305 miles away, further than in 2025 and in 2018, having swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- The 2024/25 result was the 2nd highest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Taswell Road, Southsea, PO5 2RG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 351 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this happy and welcoming school.”
- “They behave exceptionally well and show consistently high levels of respect towards each other and staff.”
- “The St Swithun’s mission, ‘love one another as I have loved you’, can be seen being lived out through the actions of the whole school community.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects the information gained is not yet used to adapt activities or to structure future learning.”
- “This means that some pupils are not always learning as well as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Southsea Infant School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Craneswater Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Cumberland Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published