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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Katharine's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 113841
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 436 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 18 May 2023
Published 9 September 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 435 435 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 223 51.3% of pupils
Male pupils 212 48.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.7%
19.1 pts below England
School 5.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.9%
13.4 pts below England
School 6.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.9%
2.9 pts above England
School 3.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.0%
383
Any other White background
4.8%
21
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
8
White and Asian
1.6%
7
Any other Asian background
1.1%
5
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.8% 73 of 435 pupils
4.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 21.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.2% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts below
EHC plans 4.6% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Specific learning difficulty 14
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 59.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 71.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 69.7%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 69.9%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.31 pts lower than England
School 3.90%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6.58%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.47%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.34 pts lower than England
School 4.47%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.30%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.26%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2.12%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.8% 11.6 pts above England
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information