Portsdown Primary School is a primary school located in Portsmouth. 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 23/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sundridge Close, Portsmouth, PO6 3JL
Website: http://www.portsdownprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 02392378991
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Portsmouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ash Vaghela
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116258

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 378
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 171

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portsdown Primary School
Sundridge Close , Wymering PO6 3JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Medina Primary School
Medina Road , Cosham PO6 3NH 		3out of 4 600 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Court Lane Infant Academy
Hilary Avenue , Cosham PO6 2PP 		3out of 4 1,039 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Court Lane Junior Academy
Hilary Avenue , Cosham PO6 2PP 		3out of 4 1,039 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highbury Primary School
Dovercourt Road , Cosham PO6 2RZ 		3out of 4 1,516 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springfield School
Central Road , Drayton PO6 1QY 		3out of 4 1,951 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
UTC Portsmouth
London Road , Hilsea PO2 9DU 		- not rated 2,179 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Trafalgar School
London Road , Hilsea PO2 9RJ 		3out of 4 2,179 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Purbrook Park School
Park Avenue , Purbrook PO7 5DS 		3out of 4 2,794 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Castle View Academy
Allaway Avenue , Paulsgrove PO6 4QP 		2out of 4 3,148 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Portsmouth College
Tudor Crescent , Cosham PO6 2SA 		- not rated 1,727 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redwood Park Academy
Wembley Grove , Cosham PO6 2RY 		3out of 4 1,748 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cliffdale Primary Academy
Battenburg Avenue , North End PO2 0SN 		4out of 4 3,105 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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