SCHOOL PROFILE

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 116381
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 436 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 357 357 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 177 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 180 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.5%
1.3 pts below England
School 23.5%
Winchester 14.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.2%
2.1 pts below England
School 18.2%
Winchester 8.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Winchester 0.7%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.6%
202
Any other White background
9.5%
34
African
8.4%
30
White and Asian
5.9%
21
Chinese
3.9%
14
Any other Asian background
3.6%
13
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 17.7% 63 of 357 pupils
3.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.7%
Winchester 17.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.6% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts below
EHC plans 5.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
No specialist assessment yet 19
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Winchester 62.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Winchester 76.8%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Winchester 73.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Winchester 73.4%
South East 70.9%
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

5.21%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.01 pts lower than England
School 5.21%
Winchester 5.28%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.30 pts lower than England
School 13.51%
Winchester 12.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 0.81%
Winchester 1.29%
South East 1.93%
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

81.9% 6.3 pts below England
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester
81.9%
Winchester
88.8%
South East
89.5%
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