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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO4 0AGFernhurst Junior School
Primary

Fernhurst Junior School

Primary

Portsmouth · Southsea · PO4 0AG www.fernhurst.portsmouth.sch.uk/

Pupils
361
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
361
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fernhurst Junior School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-2pp
60%58%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
1%
0pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
361
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Francis Avenue, Southsea, PO4 0AG
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
2024/2555%1%76%41%67%3%73%19%92%67%105.0104.0103.014%361
2023/2457%1%75%24%65%1%75%19%84%60%104.0103.0101.012%360
2022/2356%1%68%26%68%1%69%13%79%67%104.0102.0102.0-0.80-1.80-1.7013%353
2018/1960%6%71%23%85%15%80%24%92%83%104.0105.0105.0-0.60+0.00+0.1012%345
2017/1856%8%73%21%78%12%67%15%92%78%104.0103.0104.0-1.10-1.50-1.3011%350
2016/1757%8%71%22%83%12%71%28%91%73%104.0104.0105.0-1.40-1.40-1.508%354

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
2024/2536118.914%38%39%5%10%
2023/2436017.812%32%34%5%10%
2022/2335319.313%28%36%6%13%
2021/2234418.815%27%36%7%20%
2020/2134418.819%27%40%
2018/1934519.412%29%37%3%6%
2017/1835021.611%29%40%3%5%
2016/1735420.18%25%36%3%5%

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