Catherington Church of England Infant School
General Information
- Address: 316 Catherington Lane, Catherington, Waterlooville, PO8 0TD – View on map
- Phone: 02392592263
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Maria Burden
- Age range: 4-7 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 32 families put it first for 30 places – 11 for every 10 places. 91% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 12 · 2025 12 · 2026 11
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 6
- % eligible for free school meals: 6.8%
- Pupil mix: 0 in 10 (less mixed than the East Hampshire average)
- English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 3.2% a year (East Hampshire 16.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 2.7%
- Persistently absent pupils: 3.6%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 6.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Physical disability: 1 pupil
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
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3rd of 5 infant schools in East Hampshire for Ofsted rating
- #1Alton Infant SchoolGood
- #2Bordon Infant SchoolGood
- #3Catherington Church of England Infant SchoolGood
- #4Horndean Infant SchoolGood
- #5Petersgate Infant SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £7,398 (2024-25)
3rd of 9 infant schools in East Hampshire for spending per pupil
- #1Wootey Infant School£9,333
- #2Liss Infant School£8,685
- #3Catherington Church of England Infant School£7,398
- #4Petersgate Infant School£7,317
- #5Alton Infant School£7,179
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