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Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO5 4LS www.arkayrtonprimary.org/

Pupils
495
cap. 510
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
10 Jul 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
6 Nov 2018
Full inspectionGood
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20 Nov 2017
Monitoring visit
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4 May 2016
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Portsmouth. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
78%
-2pp
LA
56%
England
63%
80%64%47%
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RWM higher
5%
0pp
LA
3%
England
8%
16%8%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
76%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.16
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
501
cap. 510
501447392
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Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
LA AVG 21.64:1
25.121.618.0
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EAL
39%
LA AVG 23.57%
43%39%36%
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FSM eligible
63%
LA AVG 33.03%
63%59%54%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 18.54%
17%15%13%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%5%
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Persistent absence
19%
LA
13%
England
13%
23%17%11%
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Overview

AddressSomers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4LS
Telephone02392824828
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6711 spend / pupil£6935 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2578%5%501
2023/2480%5%411
2022/2358%0%-2.30+0.90-0.80418
2018/1980%16%+0.20-1.00-0.50422
2017/1847%12%-2.90-2.00-2.50416
2016/1757%8%-1.00-1.20+1.10392
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2578%44%83%8%81%39%92%76%106.0107.0103.016%
2023/2483%40%80%7%87%27%87%78%107.0105.0104.017%
2022/2360%26%82%2%81%19%84%58%102.0104.0100.013%
2018/1982%30%80%18%82%30%82%80%107.0107.0108.014%
2017/1851%19%70%12%72%19%81%65%101.0102.0103.015%
2016/1757%22%70%11%73%19%73%81%102.0104.0107.017%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 22 May 2013 (was URN 130926)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2550125.116%39%63%6%19%
2023/2441119.817%43%62%6%18%
2022/2341819.713%41%60%7%22%
2021/2241718.014%43%60%7%23%
2020/2141023.015%43%59%
2018/1942222.314%41%54%5%11%
2017/1841622.015%37%57%5%11%
2016/1739218.917%36%56%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.