Cottage Grove Primary School is a primary school located in Southsea. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chivers Close, Southsea, PO5 1HG
Website: www.cottagegrove.co.uk/
Telephone: 02392341133
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Portsmouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee Branscombe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116203

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 444
Number of Boys: 241
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.3
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cottage Grove Primary School
Chivers Close , PO5 1HG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Somers Road , Southsea PO5 4LS 		3out of 4 689 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Southsea Infant School
Collingwood Road , PO5 2SR 		3out of 4 863 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Jude's CofE Primary School
St Nicholas Street , PO1 2NZ 		3out of 4 948 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Bramble Road , PO4 0DT 		3out of 4 1,007 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road , PO5 4HL 		3out of 4 638 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street , PO1 1RX 		4out of 4 954 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Priory School
Fawcett Road , PO4 0DL 		3out of 4 961 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Portsmouth Academy
St Mary's Road , PO1 5PF 		3out of 4 1,873 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Miltoncross Academy
Milton Road , Milton PO3 6RB 		3out of 4 2,374 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's College
Grove Road South , PO5 3QW 		- not rated 337 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Portsmouth High School
25 Kent Road , Southsea PO5 3EQ 		- not rated 590 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
University of Portsmouth
University House , Winston Churchill Avenue PO1 2UP 		- not rated 701 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Portsmouth Grammar School
High Street , Old Portsmouth PO1 2LN 		- not rated 969 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Mayville High School
Mayville high School , 35-37 St Simon's Road PO5 2PE 		- not rated 1,185 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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