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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextURN 139713

Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Portsmouth · PO5 4LS

Ages 2–11 · 495 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

1.19 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

Inspection date

2024-09-22

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)80%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
374

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.19 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

70

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
125
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

495 pupils · 510 places

Pupils on roll
495
Boys / girls
247 / 248
School capacity
510
Capacity fill
495 / 510 (97%)
Free school meals
62.8%
FSM pupils
267
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ARK SCHOOLS
Academy trust
ARK SCHOOLS
Sponsor
ARK Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Sophie Bennett-Acres

Location

Address
Somers Road, Southsea
Postcode
PO5 4LS
Town
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 495 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 62.8%.

Open schools in Portsmouth
54
Primary schools in Portsmouth
35
Academies among open schools in Portsmouth
69% (37)
Open schools in PO5
7
Primary in PO5
4
Open schools in Portsmouth LA
67
Primary in Portsmouth LA
45

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PortsmouthNear PO5

  • Penbridge Infant School & Nursery

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO1 5BG · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.8%
    • Demand0.88

    0.4 miles away

  • Bramble Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0DT · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM20.4%
    • Demand1.10

    0.5 miles away

  • Fernhurst Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Devonshire Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand0.80

    0.6 miles away

  • Ark Dickens Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO1 4PN · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM54.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sophie Bennett-Acres
Telephone
02392824828
Website
www.arkayrtonprimary.org/

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