Portswood Primary School is a primary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/06/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Somerset Road, Southampton

School Information

Address: Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA
Website: http://www.portswoodpri.org.uk
Telephone: 02380555885
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Amanda Parry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138626

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 488
Number of Boys: 257
Number of Girls: 231

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 5.5 Confidence interval 3.9 to 7.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 3.4 to 6.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:93%
England Average:65%

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

School:33%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hardmoor Early Years Centre
Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP
3out of 4 1,703 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road , SO17 3AA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Swaythling Primary School
Mayfield Road , SO17 3SZ
3out of 4 668 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Denys Primary School
Dundee Road , St Denys SO17 2ND
3out of 4 817 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Bitterne Park Primary School
Manor Farm Road , SO18 1NX
4out of 4 900 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Church of England Primary School
Hawthorn Road , Highfield SO17 1PX
4out of 4 905 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bitterne Park School
Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU
3out of 4 1,446 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Cantell School
Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ
3out of 4 1,514 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ
3out of 4 1,851 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ
4out of 4 2,409 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU
3out of 4 2,723 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane , SO15 5RL
- not rated 2,300 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Southampton
Highfield , SO17 1BJ
- not rated 820 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School
17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ
- not rated 1,247 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Oaks School
Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT
3out of 4 2,005 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Charlton House Independent School
55 MIDANBURY LANE , Bitterne Park SO18 4DJ
- not rated 2,022 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Yarrow Heights School
104-106 Cobden Avenue , Bitterne Park SO18 1FS
- not rated 2,109 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.