Portesham Church of England Primary School | School performance

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

32%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 19/05/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDorset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio11.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Portesham Church of England Primary School · Primary · Dorset

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

38%

38%38%38%

'23'25

'25 · 38%

RWM higher standard

13%

23%18%13%

'23'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

50%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

38%

Maths expected standard

75%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

11.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

32%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

12%

Overall absence

14%

Persistent absence

41%

Contact

Address

Winters Close, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4HP

Local authority

Dorset

Website

www.portesham.dorset.sch.uk

Telephone

01305871283

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	38%	13%	50%	13%	75%	38%	75%	25%	88%	63%	103.0	109.0	104.0	—	—	—	12%	57
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	13%	60
2022/23	38%	23%	54%	38%	77%	31%	54%	23%	100%	77%	105.0	103.0	107.0	-1.00	+1.40	-2.50	13%	70

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	57	11.0	12%	32%	26%	14%	41%
2023/24	60	13.0	13%	15%	18%	8%	34%
2022/23	70	17.5	13%	13%	19%	6%	19%