Highbury Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 2 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 144191
- Address
- Dovercourt Road, Cosham, PO6 2RZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 407 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.9%
- Girls
- 54.1%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 86.5%
Mixed 3.4%
African 2.9%
Other White 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingWell below average-3.1
MathsWell below average-3.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 51%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 2%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
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
Highbury Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 50 23 27 |
| Year 1 | 57 26 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 61 22 39 |