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Copnor Primary School

Community school · Portsmouth · PO3 5BZ

Ages 4–11 · 632 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-07-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
618

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

61

Places offered

63

1st-preference offers

61

Total preferences (any rank)
151
Preferred offers (top 3)
63
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill92%

632 pupils · 690 places

Pupils on roll
632
Boys / girls
312 / 320
School capacity
690
Capacity fill
632 / 690 (92%)
Free school meals
25.7%
FSM pupils
162
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Matt Johnson

Location

Address
Copnor Road
Postcode
PO3 5BZ
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 632 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25.7%.

Open schools in Portsmouth
54
Primary schools in Portsmouth
35
Academies among open schools in Portsmouth
69% (37)
Open schools in PO3
5
Primary in PO3
3
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 PO3

  • Penbridge Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO2 7RW · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM51.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • Westover Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO3 6NS · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • New Horizons Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO2 7JB · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.99

    0.5 miles away

  • Langstone Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO3 6EZ · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM29.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Manor Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO1 5QR · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM40.4%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matt Johnson
Telephone
02392661191
Website
http://copnorprimary.co.uk/

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