St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Primate Road, Titchfield Common, Fareham, PO14 4RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST IN SOUTH HAMPSHIRE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katrina Straker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 137403
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01489579100
About this school
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Fareham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 215 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 9% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 91% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School 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 | 79% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anthony's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 51st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 215 | — |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 339 | 0.3 miles |
| Titchfield Primary School | 70% | 6.8% | 27.3% | 183 | 0.8 miles |
| Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School | — | 3.5% | 9.2% | 277 | 0.9 miles |
| Locks Heath Junior School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Gate Primary School | 51% | 4.1% | 14% | 404 | 1.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.19%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 1.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Titchfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Fareham
-
Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Locks Heath Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Park Gate Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Fareham
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Fareham.
- Castle Primary School Primary
- Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Crofton Anne Dale Junior School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Infant School Primary
- Crofton Hammond Junior School Primary
- Harrison Primary School Primary
- Newtown Soberton Infant School Primary
- Northern Infant School Primary
- Northern Junior School Primary
- Orchard Lea Infant School Primary
- Orchard Lea Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Fareham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Katrina Straker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anthony's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 222 pupils and 215 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School a selective school?
- No. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anthony's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is part of THE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST IN SOUTH HAMPSHIRE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 51st of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School'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 1 July 2026.