Portfield Primary Academy

State-Funded School

portfield-primary-academy-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO19 7HAPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Portfield Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 288 pupils. Portfield Primary Academy is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 18 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

288

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

10%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 288
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Kemnal Academies 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 July 2021. 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
15 Sept 2016	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.