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Highbury Primary School

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO6 2RZ https://highburyprimary.chimat.uk/

Pupils
411
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highbury Primary School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
63%
+8pp
72%58%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
10%
+2pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Dovercourt Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RZ
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
2024/2563%10%75%27%77%17%73%20%83%68%105.0104.0104.023%411
2023/2455%8%77%33%73%10%68%15%73%73%107.0104.0104.018%407
2022/2343%7%61%22%54%13%63%13%74%65%103.0102.0103.0-2.50-3.10-3.4019%406
2018/1953%5%67%21%88%16%75%18%86%77%103.0103.0105.0-2.20-0.60-3.4024%406
2017/1872%4%87%24%87%20%80%11%89%89%105.0103.0106.0-0.80-0.40-2.40400

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
2024/2541125.523%9%27%5%8%
2023/2440723.818%7%25%4%7%
2022/2340624.819%7%26%5%7%
2021/2241022.518%10%28%6%14%
2020/2140722.921%9%31%
2018/1940620.524%7%30%4%8%
2017/1820.65%14%

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