Craneswater Junior School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 15 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Portsmouth
Unique reference
116223
Address
St Ronan's Road, PO4 0PX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
506 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
21.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.5%
Persistent absence
5.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.6%
Other White 10.1%
African 7.5%
Mixed 7.2%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Other 2%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.7
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsBelow average-2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 53%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
119
64
55
Year 4
150
78
72
Year 5
118
64
54
Year 6
119
58
61
Year 2024-2025