Catherington Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Hampshire
316 Catherington Lane, Waterlooville, PO8 0TD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 14/05/2024
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
97.3%
3.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
88
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
26 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
116
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 26 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 54 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 116 | 29 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maria Burden
- Address
- 316 Catherington Lane, Catherington, Waterlooville, PO8 0TD
- Phone
- 02392592263
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Horndean Catherington · East Hampshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116280
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
88 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 55 pupils
Attendance
97.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.