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Craneswater Junior School

Community school · Southsea · PO4 0PX

Ages 7–11 · 508 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2022-09-21

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
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 absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
520

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

508 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
508
Boys / girls
270 / 238
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
508 / 480 (106%)
Free school meals
27%
FSM pupils
137
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr David Jones

Location

Address
St Ronan's Road
Postcode
PO4 0PX
Town
Southsea
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 community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Southsea, Portsmouth, 508 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27%.

Open schools in Southsea
13
Primary schools in Southsea
10
Academies among open schools in Southsea
38% (5)
Open schools in PO4
12
Primary in PO4
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.

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  • Southsea Infant School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO5 2SR · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.4%

    0.3 miles away

  • St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Southsea · PO5 2RG · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM17.8%

    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%

    0.4 miles away

  • Cumberland Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 9HJ · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM12.8%

    0.4 miles away

  • Devonshire Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Fernhurst Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Wimborne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO4 8DE · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.4%

    0.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Jones
Telephone
02392734787
Website
www.craneswater.portsmouth.sch.uk/

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