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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO2 7RWPenbridge Junior School
Primary

Penbridge Junior School

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO2 7RW https://penbridgeschool.org.uk

Pupils
441
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
441
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
441
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Penbridge Junior School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-16pp
71%62%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
441
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RW
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
2024/2554%1%66%19%78%1%72%15%86%64%103.0103.0102.026%441
2023/2470%0%82%28%78%2%80%16%92%76%106.0104.0105.028%441
2022/2352%3%67%17%66%3%64%8%89%56%103.0101.0101.0-2.80-2.00-3.1013%443
2018/1971%4%79%22%82%6%88%21%93%80%105.0106.0107.0+0.60-1.60+0.6013%485
2017/1861%3%73%21%76%5%75%11%78%75%104.0102.0105.0+0.00-2.10-1.60476
2016/1766%2%74%21%82%4%84%20%90%92%104.0105.0107.0+0.90-0.60+1.0014%432

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
2024/2544123.226%27%55%5%13%
2023/2444123.528%24%53%5%14%
2022/2344323.613%23%55%6%18%
2021/2243118.017%23%56%6%16%
2020/2147519.415%25%49%
2018/1948519.713%23%47%4%7%
2017/1819.04%9%
2016/1743218.114%18%49%4%10%

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