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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO5 4LSArk Ayrton Primary Academy
Primary

Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

Primary

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

Pupils
501
cap. 510
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
501
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
501
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Ayrton Primary Academy · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
-2pp
80%64%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
5%
0pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

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%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
39%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 4LS
Local authority
Portsmouth
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%5%78%44%83%8%81%39%92%76%106.0107.0103.016%501
2023/2480%5%83%40%80%7%87%27%87%78%107.0105.0104.017%411
2022/2358%0%60%26%82%2%81%19%84%58%102.0104.0100.0-2.30+0.90-0.8013%418
2018/1980%16%82%30%80%18%82%30%82%80%107.0107.0108.0+0.20-1.00-0.5014%422
2017/1847%12%51%19%70%12%72%19%81%65%101.0102.0103.0-2.90-2.00-2.5015%416
2016/1757%8%57%22%70%11%73%19%73%81%102.0104.0107.0-1.00-1.20+1.1017%392

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.

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.