Portsdown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 357 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 18.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 72.5%
Indian 6.4%
African 5.9%
Mixed 5.6%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other White 3.4%
Pakistani 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 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 38%
Local authority average 51%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 2%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Portsdown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Year 1 | 50 20 30 |
| Year 2 | 41 15 26 |
| Year 3 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 4 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 6 | 60 33 27 |