Penbridge Junior School

State-Funded School

penbridge-junior-school-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth SouthConstituency

PO2 7RWPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Penbridge 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 416 pupils. Penbridge Junior School is part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

10%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

416

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 416
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

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 8 February 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
10 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.