Craneswater Junior 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 15/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St Ronan's Road, Southsea

School Information

Address: St Ronan's Road, Southsea, PO4 0PX
Website: www.craneswater.portsmouth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02392734787
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Portsmouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116223

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 456
Number of Boys: 239
Number of Girls: 217

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Craneswater Junior School
St Ronan's Road , PO4 0PX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Southsea Infant School
Collingwood Road , PO5 2SR
3out of 4 543 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Swithun's Catholic Primary School
Taswell Road , PO5 2RG
3out of 4 685 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Bramble Road , PO4 0DT
3out of 4 720 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumberland Infant School
Methuen Road , PO4 9HJ
3out of 4 762 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory School
Fawcett Road , PO4 0DL
3out of 4 1,185 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road , PO5 4HL
3out of 4 1,784 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street , PO1 1RX
4out of 4 1,907 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Miltoncross Academy
Milton Road , Milton PO3 6RB
3out of 4 1,992 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Portsmouth Academy
St Mary's Road , PO1 5PF
3out of 4 2,249 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayville High School
Mayville high School , 35-37 St Simon's Road PO5 2PE
- not rated 713 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's College
Grove Road South , PO5 3QW
- not rated 1,186 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Mary Rose Academy
Gisors Road , Southsea PO4 8GT
4out of 4 1,554 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Portsmouth High School
25 Kent Road , Southsea PO5 3EQ
- not rated 1,706 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
University of Portsmouth
University House , Winston Churchill Avenue PO1 2UP
- not rated 2,032 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.