Portishead Primary School is a primary school located in Portishead. 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 20/03/2014. 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 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Station Road, Portishead

School Information

Address: Station Road, Portishead, BS20 7DB
Website: www.portisheadprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01275843360
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Riordan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143282

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.5
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.3
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portishead Primary School
Station Road , BS20 7DB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hallett's Way , BS20 6BT
3out of 4 965 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School
Marjoram Way , Portishead BS20 7JF
3out of 4 1,004 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bristol Road , BS20 6QB
3out of 4 1,490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
High Down Junior School
Down Road , Portishead BS20 6DY
3out of 4 2,083 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gordano School
St Mary's Road , Portishead BS20 7QR
4out of 4 1,671 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.