Portsdown Primary School
Community primary school in Portsmouth (Portsmouth).
KS2 RWM expected
35%
▼ 27pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
44%
▼ 31pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
51%
▼ 23pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
62%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.4
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
52.8%
▲ 28pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
95%
398 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 6% | joint 4,066th highest of 16,262 (38 schools have the same figure) | 8th highest of 45 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.7% | joint 4,576th highest of 16,262 (69 schools have the same figure) | 17th highest of 45 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0.8% | joint 7,283rd highest of 16,268 (57 schools have the same figure) | 20th highest of 45 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 4.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 52.8% | joint 998th highest of 16,710 (15 schools have the same figure) | 5th highest of 45 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 19.1% | joint 8,142nd highest of 16,706 (84 schools have the same figure) | 25th highest of 45 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 14.8% | joint 8,428th highest of 16,706 (111 schools have the same figure) | 18th highest of 45 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 4.3% | joint 6,088th highest of 16,706 (295 schools have the same figure) | joint 31st highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 19.7 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 21 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 19.0 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 18.0 | joint 12,843rd highest of 16,147 (121 schools have the same figure) | 40th highest of 45 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 6.8 | joint 15,526th highest of 16,163 (58 schools have the same figure) | joint 43rd highest of 45 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 5.1% | joint 12,260th highest of 16,165 (49 schools have the same figure) | 40th highest of 45 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 77.3% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 35% | joint 13,554th highest of 14,270 (72 schools have the same figure) | joint 30th highest of 32 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 362 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 13.8% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -1.2 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -0.6 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | +0.9 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 19/03/2024 (school year 2023/24): Good
- 22/05/2018 (school year 2017/18): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence6% 2024/25
This school
4.8%
2016/17
4.7%
2017/18
5.2%
2018/19
5.1%
2020/21
7.3%
2021/22
6.6%
2022/23
5.7%
2023/24
6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.7% 2024/25
This school
1.7%
2016/17
1.9%
2017/18
1.5%
2018/19
1.5%
2020/21
1.8%
2021/22
2%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
1.7%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0.8% 2024/25
This school
0.9%
2017/18
0.3%
2018/19
0.5%
2019/20
0.5%
2020/21
0.3%
2021/22
0.3%
2022/23
1.4%
2023/24
0.8%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils4.0 2024/25
This school
1.3
2017/18
0.3
2018/19
1.0
2019/20
0.5
2020/21
0.3
2021/22
0.3
2022/23
3.1
2023/24
4.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)52.8% 2025/26
This school
45.5%
2019/20
50.5%
2020/21
52.7%
2021/22
49.7%
2022/23
52.4%
2023/24
52%
2024/25
52.8%
2025/26
Any SEN19.1% 2025/26
This school
16.5%
2019/20
14.8%
2020/21
14.1%
2021/22
18.7%
2022/23
18.5%
2023/24
18.9%
2024/25
19.1%
2025/26
SEN support14.8% 2025/26
This school
11.2%
2019/20
8.7%
2020/21
9%
2021/22
14.7%
2022/23
16%
2023/24
13.8%
2024/25
14.8%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans4.3% 2025/26
This school
5.2%
2019/20
6.1%
2020/21
5.2%
2021/22
3.9%
2022/23
2.5%
2023/24
5.1%
2024/25
4.3%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)19.7 2024/25
This school
22.1
2017/18
20.8
2018/19
21.3
2019/20
21.4
2020/21
23.4
2021/22
20.0
2022/23
20.4
2023/24
19.7
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)21 2024/25
This school
24
2017/18
22
2018/19
22
2019/20
23
2020/21
25
2021/22
22
2022/23
22
2023/24
21
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)19.0 2024/25
This school
23.4
2017/18
23.3
2018/19
25.5
2019/20
24.7
2020/21
22.5
2021/22
21.5
2022/23
24.7
2023/24
19.0
2024/25
Pupils per teacher18.0 2024/25
This school
19.5
2017/18
19.2
2018/19
18.8
2019/20
17.7
2020/21
15.7
2021/22
19.0
2022/23
19.4
2023/24
18.0
2024/25
Pupils per adult6.8 2024/25
This school
7.2
2017/18
6.8
2018/19
6.7
2019/20
6.5
2020/21
6.5
2021/22
6.8
2022/23
6.1
2023/24
6.8
2024/25
Teacher turnover5.1% 2024/25
This school
31.7%
2017/18
4.8%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
14%
2020/21
15.4%
2021/22
18%
2022/23
14.7%
2023/24
5.1%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence77.3% 2024/25
This school
63.3%
2016/17
66.7%
2017/18
50%
2018/19
53.6%
2020/21
76.9%
2021/22
69.6%
2022/23
72.7%
2023/24
77.3%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)6.3 2024/25
This school
15.4
2016/17
3.3
2017/18
3.6
2018/19
2.2
2020/21
9.3
2021/22
4.3
2022/23
7.8
2023/24
6.3
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard35% 2024/25
This school
38%
2022/23
31%
2023/24
35%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places420 2023/24
This school
420
2015/16
420
2016/17
420
2017/18
420
2018/19
420
2020/21
420
2021/22
420
2022/23
420
2023/24
Pupils362 2023/24
This school
365
2015/16
388
2016/17
391
2017/18
403
2018/19
381
2020/21
380
2021/22
363
2022/23
362
2023/24
Unfilled places13.8% 2023/24
This school
13.1%
2015/16
7.6%
2016/17
6.9%
2017/18
4%
2018/19
9.3%
2020/21
9.5%
2021/22
13.6%
2022/23
13.8%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% | - | 5.1% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 6% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% | - | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.8% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 45.5% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 49.7% | 52.4% | 52% | 52.8% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 16.5% | 14.8% | 14.1% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 11.2% | 8.7% | 9% | 14.7% | 16% | 13.8% | 14.8% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 18.1 | 19.9 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 19.7 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 15.7 | 19.6 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 24.7 | 19.0 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 22.7 | 21.9 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 18.0 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 23.6% | 28.7% | 32.7% | 31.7% | 4.8% | 0% | 14% | 15.4% | 18% | 14.7% | 5.1% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 42.1% | 50% | 63.3% | 66.7% | 50% | - | 53.6% | 76.9% | 69.6% | 72.7% | 77.3% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.7 | 3.3 | 15.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | - | 2.2 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 6.3 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38% | 31% | 35% | - |
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | - | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 335 | 365 | 388 | 391 | 403 | - | 381 | 380 | 363 | 362 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 20.2% | 13.1% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 4% | - | 9.3% | 9.5% | 13.6% | 13.8% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 75% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 72% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 55% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 32% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 7.5 | 2025/26 | Higher than 7% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 5.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 24% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 6.3 | 2024/25 | Higher than 79% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 52.8% | 2025/26 | Higher than 94% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 19.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 51% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 4.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 62% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 20.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 67% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 398 | year not recorded | Higher than 78% of schools | 16,437 |
Get Information about Schools and DfE school-level releases (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, finance) held by WhatSchool; 24,734 open schools in England, built 2026-10-24 from the Get Information about Schools extract of 2026-10-24. Open Government Licence v3.0.
See also: Results · Disadvantage