Portsdown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 116258
- Address
- Sundridge Close, Wymering, Cosham, PO6 3JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 354 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 20.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 69.5%
Indian 8.5%
Mixed 5.6%
African 4.8%
Other Asian 4.2%
Other White 3.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 31%
Local authority average 53%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Portsdown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 41 18 23 |
| Year 1 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 2 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 3 | 37 14 23 |
| Year 4 | 51 23 28 |
| Year 5 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |