Fernhurst Junior School

State-Funded School

fernhurst-junior-school-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO4 0AGPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fernhurst 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 349 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 1%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

21%

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

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 29 March 2023. 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
6 Dec 2017	Outstanding	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.