Craneswater Junior School

State-Funded School

craneswater-junior-school-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO4 0PXPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Craneswater Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Portsmouth, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 508 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

508

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 508
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Apr 2013	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.