Portway Junior School is a primary school located in Andover. 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 04/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well 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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Upper Drove, Andover

School Information

Address: Upper Drove, Andover, SP10 3NA
Website: http://www.portwayjunior.co.uk
Telephone: 01264352060
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tim Deery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115853

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 416
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.5 to -2.2
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portway Junior School
Upper Drove , SP10 3NA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Portway Infant School
Ashfield Road , SP10 3PE 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover
Floral Way , Salisbury Road SP10 3PF 		4out of 4 875 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Balksbury Infant School
Floral Way , Salisbury Road SP10 3QP 		4out of 4 1,017 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Balksbury Junior School
Floral Way , Salisbury Road SP10 3QP 		3out of 4 1,118 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Hanson Community School
Floral Way , SP10 3PB 		3out of 4 794 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harrow Way Community School
Harrow Way , SP10 3RH 		3out of 4 872 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rookwood School
Weyhill Road , SP10 3AL 		- not rated 1,268 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wolverdene Special School
22 Love Lane , SP10 2AF 		4out of 4 2,717 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Smannell Field School
Smannell Road , SP11 6JP 		3out of 4 2,888 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mark Way School
Batchelors Barn Road , SP10 1HR 		3out of 4 3,142 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norman Gate School
Vigo Road , SP10 1JZ 		4out of 4 3,191 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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