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Southsea, South East
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School is a primary voluntary-aided school in Southsea, South East.
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In terms of academic performance, St Swithun's Catholic Primary School has 67% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at KS2.
The school has 168 pupils on roll, a teacher turnover rate of 13.8%, 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals, an overall absence rate of 4.3%.
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At St Swithun's Catholic Primary School, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2.
89% met the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths.
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School has an overall absence rate of 4.3%. The national average for primary schools was approximately 6.0% (DfE, 2023/24).
The teacher turnover rate at St Swithun's Catholic Primary School is 13.8%. This measures the percentage of teachers who left the school in the past year.
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is used as a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage.
19% of pupils receive SEN (Special Educational Needs) support or have an Education, Health and Care plan.
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School is in the upper half for KS2 results (reading, writing & maths) among schools with a similar intake (8–13% of pupils eligible for free school meals).
Compared with 2,752 schools nationally that have a similar share of disadvantaged pupils (8–13% of pupils eligible for free school meals). Raw league-table positions are heavily shaped by intake; this comparison isolates how a school performs relative to others facing similar circumstances. Source: Department for Education.
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