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EnglandSouth EastPortsmouthPO6 3JLPortsdown Primary School
Primary

Portsdown Primary School

Primary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO6 3JL http://www.portsdownprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
354
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Portsdown Primary School · Primary · Portsmouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
35%
+4pp
53%42%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
2%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
44%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
51%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
40%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

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
354
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Sundridge Close, Wymering, Portsmouth, PO6 3JL
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
2024/2535%2%44%13%62%4%51%7%65%40%99.0100.097.019%354
2023/2431%0%49%19%47%2%56%7%59%56%101.0101.0100.018%357
2022/2338%2%58%13%52%2%65%15%60%63%101.0102.0101.0-1.20-0.60+0.9019%380
2018/1937%0%46%15%71%2%73%15%75%61%101.0101.0102.0-3.10-2.20-3.0018%400
2017/1853%2%63%12%71%6%63%14%82%65%101.0101.0102.0-3.20-1.80-2.5016%464
2016/1748%4%67%13%73%8%58%10%75%77%102.0101.0104.0-2.20-2.30-3.3011%478

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
2024/2535418.019%20%52%6%15%
2023/2435719.418%18%52%6%13%
2022/2338019.019%17%50%7%21%
2021/2236815.714%16%54%7%26%
2020/2137817.715%13%52%
2018/1940019.218%10%50%5%14%
2017/1846419.516%11%50%5%12%
2016/1747821.911%10%51%5%11%

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