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Catherington Church of England Infant School

  • 4–7Ages
  • 88Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 116280URN

316 Catherington Lane, Catherington, Waterlooville, PO8 0TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.5per place
1.5 above Hampshire median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

105 applications for 30 places · 8th of 287 in Hampshire

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionOutstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
3.5applications per place, Reception
1.5 above Hampshire median (2.0) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

105 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
  2. 2025 4.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
  3. 2024 3.8; Hampshire median median 2.1
  4. 2023 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
  5. 2022 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
  6. 2021 3.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
  7. 2020 3.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 5.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 3.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
  10. 2017 3.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
  11. 2016 4.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
  12. 2015 3.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
  13. 2014 3.0; Hampshire median median 2.1
More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301053.5321.07
Sep 2025291164.0351.21
Sep 2024301143.8351.17
Sep 2023291013.5250.86
Sep 202229772.7341.17
Sep 202129993.4291.00
Sep 2020301153.8441.47
Sep 201919945.0191.00
Sep 2018291123.9260.90
Sep 2017301153.8321.07
Sep 2016301354.5351.17
Sep 2015311043.4311.00
Sep 201430913.0381.27

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
116280 · 850/3027
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
90 pupils · 88 on roll
Free school meals
6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
316 Catherington Lane, Catherington, Waterlooville, PO8 0TD
Local authority
Hampshire · East Hampshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources