Portsdown Primary School

State-Funded School

portsdown-primary-school-portsmouth-south-east

South EastRegion

PortsmouthLocal Authority

Portsmouth NorthConstituency

PO6 3JLPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Portsdown Primary School 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 398 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 31%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

16%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

398

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 398
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Jul 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.