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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO1 4PNArk Dickens Primary Academy
Primary

Ark Dickens Primary Academy

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO1 4PN www.arkdickensprimary.org/

Pupils
448
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ark Dickens Primary Academy · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
0pp
67%54%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Turner Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4PN
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
2024/2567%0%72%22%67%0%73%28%70%65%103.0105.0102.014%448
2023/2467%0%67%16%72%0%77%26%77%56%103.0105.0100.015%446
2022/2367%0%74%17%74%0%79%21%74%69%103.0105.0103.0+0.40+0.10+2.6015%464
2018/1965%7%71%22%73%7%71%22%76%65%103.0103.0101.0+1.10+0.20+0.6018%444
2017/1840%2%44%15%69%4%60%15%67%51%98.0101.099.0-4.00-0.90-0.60450
2016/1748%0%54%9%64%4%68%5%45%50%100.0100.0101.0-2.90-2.30-2.7015%441

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
2024/2544822.714%30%57%6%22%
2023/2444623.515%27%56%5%16%
2022/2346421.815%29%56%7%24%
2021/2243720.117%32%62%7%23%
2020/2142024.520%30%56%
2018/1944420.118%29%60%6%17%
2017/1820.36%20%
2016/1744118.515%25%64%5%13%

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