Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

State-Funded School

ark-ayrton-primary-academy-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO5 4LSPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ark Ayrton Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Portsmouth, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 495 pupils. Ark Ayrton Primary Academy is part of ARK SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

17%

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

14%

Unclassified

Pupils

495

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

55%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 495
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ARK SCHOOLS

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 11 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.