St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
Hardy Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 0RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Headteacher
- Ms Marcella Romano
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 243
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 140755
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305782600
About this school
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Weymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 53% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 53% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 63% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth compares
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth ranked 75th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.5% | 18.1% | 201 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | 72% | 5.5% | 35.9% | 471 | 0.5 miles |
| Conifers Primary School | 69% | 6.4% | 37.3% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.8% | 28.4% | 220 | 0.7 miles |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 9.9% | 49.2% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School | 65% | 7% | 32.4% | 340 | 0.8 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
- 19 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report25 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.05%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Conifers Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Weymouth
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth ranks 10th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Weymouth.
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primary
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primary
- Conifers Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primary
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Radipole Primary School Primary
- Southill Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth teach?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Weymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth?
- The headteacher of St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth is Ms Marcella Romano, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth, 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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth full?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth has capacity for 243 pupils and 201 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 45% 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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth rank locally?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth ranked 75th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% 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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth's absence rate?
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth'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.