St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Fareham

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades St Anthony's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance is a clear strength."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have an unwavering ambition to reduce barriers and improve the life chances of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils at the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils at the school truly value the excellent opportunities they get to develop their personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious to ensure children get a very successful start to their education, working closely with parents and carers."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school's vision, which is rooted in its religious ethos, underpins a commitment to developing the whole child both academically and pastorally."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years take every opportunity to develop pupils' learning in a timely manner, including in early writing. • Leaders should analyse more closely how well pupils' disciplinary knowledge and skills has been learned and remembered in every curriculum subject across the school".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Anthony's, we are passionate about encouraging our children to be the most awesome version of themselves. Intrinsic to this, is our wide and varied curriculum and our high academic standards but we are also committed to the education of the whole child."

On phones, the school says: "The mobile phones must be switched off on arrival at the school gate and handed to the class teacher on arrival at the classroom."

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (84% in reading, 88% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Anthony's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School are St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); Titchfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 74% maths); Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School (0.9 miles, Good); and Locks Heath Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths).

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 93% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

3.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 10 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Swanwick Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Hurdles (se-bound), 210 metres away.

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Anthony's Catholic Primary School are The Henry Cort Community College (1.5 miles) and Brookfield Community School (1.5 miles).