St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville
Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BP
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Richard Cunningham
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Constituency
- Havant
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 436
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 116489
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Waterlooville. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 435 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.2% | 11.9% | 435 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Springwood Junior School | 55% | 6% | 46.7% | 219 | 0.4 miles |
| Springwood Infant School | — | 7.2% | 35.5% | 145 | 0.4 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 43% | 5.9% | 49.5% | 178 | 0.6 miles |
| Purbrook Infant School | — | 5.3% | 16.3% | 270 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report24 April 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.9%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 6.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville0.0 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Springwood Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Springwood Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
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Mill Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
-
Purbrook Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Waterlooville
Other schools in Waterlooville
- Berewood Primary School Primary
- Catherington Church of England Infant School Primary
- Clanfield Junior School Primary
- Denmead Infant School Primary
- Denmead Junior School Primary
- Hambledon Primary School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Horndean Church of England Junior School Primary
- Horndean Infant School Primary
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Newlands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville teach?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Waterlooville.
- Has St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville?
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville had 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.