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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO4 0PXCraneswater Junior School
Primary

Craneswater Junior School

Primary

Portsmouth · Southsea · PO4 0PX www.craneswater.portsmouth.sch.uk/

Pupils
506
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
506
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
506
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Craneswater Junior School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-4pp
65%59%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
17%10%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
506
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
St Ronan's Road, Southsea, PO4 0PX
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
2024/2553%2%78%32%70%3%66%12%79%71%105.0101.0104.016%506
2023/2457%2%74%30%70%4%70%22%86%75%106.0104.0105.017%507
2022/2356%5%71%34%72%6%67%24%86%67%106.0103.0105.0-1.70-2.60-2.8015%474
2018/1965%16%75%27%86%26%82%31%89%80%105.0105.0106.0-1.70-0.10-1.2014%465
2017/1855%17%74%34%85%25%66%28%82%77%105.0103.0105.0-1.00-0.20-2.5012%442
2016/1774%17%84%39%88%25%83%34%88%87%107.0106.0107.0+1.20-0.10-0.2011%407

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
2024/2550620.716%21%27%4%6%
2023/2450721.717%22%25%5%11%
2022/2347421.215%19%24%6%12%
2021/2246721.214%18%25%7%20%
2020/2145619.814%15%26%
2018/1946520.214%21%25%3%6%
2017/1844221.012%20%25%3%5%
2016/1740720.411%18%26%4%8%

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