Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2019
Overview of Ark Dickens Primary Academy · Primary · Portsmouth
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 0% | 72% | 22% | 67% | 0% | 73% | 28% | 70% | 65% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 16% | 72% | 0% | 77% | 26% | 77% | 56% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 100.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 446 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 0% | 74% | 17% | 74% | 0% | 79% | 21% | 74% | 69% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | +0.40 | +0.10 | +2.60 | 15% | 464 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 7% | 71% | 22% | 73% | 7% | 71% | 22% | 76% | 65% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 | +1.10 | +0.20 | +0.60 | 18% | 444 |
| 2017/18 | 40% | 2% | 44% | 15% | 69% | 4% | 60% | 15% | 67% | 51% | 98.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 | -4.00 | -0.90 | -0.60 | — | 450 |
| 2016/17 | 48% | 0% | 54% | 9% | 64% | 4% | 68% | 5% | 45% | 50% | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | -2.90 | -2.30 | -2.70 | 15% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 448 | 22.7 | 14% | 30% | 57% | 6% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 446 | 23.5 | 15% | 27% | 56% | 5% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 464 | 21.8 | 15% | 29% | 56% | 7% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 437 | 20.1 | 17% | 32% | 62% | 7% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 420 | 24.5 | 20% | 30% | 56% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 444 | 20.1 | 18% | 29% | 60% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.3 | — | — | — | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 441 | 18.5 | 15% | 25% | 64% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.