Voluntary aided school · Portsmouth
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Portsmouth council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 47 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (64%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 30 | 47 | 64% |
| September 2025 | 30 | 48 | 63% |
| September 2024 | 29 | 63 | 46% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- CM Sports, St Johns Wrap Around & Holiday Camp, holiday club, breakfast club, after-school club. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 12 July 2022. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 237 (capacity 210)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Phone
- 02392821055
- Address
- Cottage View, Landport, Portsmouth, PO1 1PX
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.