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Ark Dickens Primary Academy

Primary

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

Pupils
446
cap. 480
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
1 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
12 Nov 2019
School inspectionGood
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27 Jun 2017
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
67%
0pp
LA
56%
England
63%
67%54%40%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
0%
0pp
LA
3%
England
8%
7%4%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
91%
Would recommend
78%
Responses
23
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

91%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

96%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

74%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

30%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

65%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

57%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

83%

Q9. My child does well at this school

82%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

91%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

82%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

82%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

82%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

78%

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

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%
LA AVG 66%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 21%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.16
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103
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
cap. 480
464442420
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
LA AVG 21.64:1
24.521.518.5
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
30%
LA AVG 23.57%
32%30%27%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
57%
LA AVG 33.03%
62%59%56%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
14%
LA AVG 18.54%
20%17%14%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
22%
LA
13%
England
13%
24%18%13%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressTurner Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4PN
Telephone02392826514
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£7511 spend / pupil£7651 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
2024/2567%0%448
2023/2467%0%446
2022/2367%0%+0.40+0.10+2.60464
2018/1965%7%+1.10+0.20+0.60444
2017/1840%2%-4.00-0.90-0.60450
2016/1748%0%-2.90-2.30-2.70441
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2572%22%67%0%73%28%70%65%103.0105.0102.014%
2023/2467%16%72%0%77%26%77%56%103.0105.0100.015%
2022/2374%17%74%0%79%21%74%69%103.0105.0103.015%
2018/1971%22%73%7%71%22%76%65%103.0103.0101.018%
2017/1844%15%69%4%60%15%67%51%98.0101.099.0
2016/1754%9%64%4%68%5%45%50%100.0100.0101.015%

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 12 Jun 2014 (was URN 139375)

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.