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Beacon View Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Portsmouth · PO6 3PS

Ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)36%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.5%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
307

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

30

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill51%

233 pupils · 459 places

Pupils on roll
233
Boys / girls
117 / 116
School capacity
459
Capacity fill
233 / 459 (51%)
Free school meals
55.9%
FSM pupils
124
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Catherine Williams

Location

Address
Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove
Postcode
PO6 3PS
Town
Portsmouth
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth North
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 3–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 233 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 55.9%.

Open schools in Portsmouth
54
Primary schools in Portsmouth
35
Academies among open schools in Portsmouth
69% (37)
Open schools in PO6
15
Primary in PO6
10
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 PO6

  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 4JD · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM42.4%
    • Demand0.97

    0.2 miles away

  • Medina Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 3NH · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM46.1%
    • Demand1.10

    0.7 miles away

  • Portsdown Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 3JL · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–11

    • KS231%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM52.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.9 miles away

  • The Victory Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 4QP · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM49.4%
    • Demand0.97

    0.9 miles away

  • Castle Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Fareham · PO16 9QQ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Court Lane Infant Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 2PP · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand0.92

    1.4 miles away

  • Court Lane Junior Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 2PP · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM21.9%

    1.4 miles away

  • Highbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 2RZ · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Catherine Williams
Telephone
02392375302
Website
www.beaconviewprimary.co.uk

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