St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 237 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 26.00% |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Address | Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1PX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stjohnscathedralschool.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02392821055 |
| URN | 116385 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 July 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Penbridge Infant School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Manor Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Fernhurst Junior School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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