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Milton Park Primary School

Academy converter · Portsmouth · PO4 8ET

Ages 4–11 · 382 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.82 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
392

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

0.82 · Often has places

1st preferences

36

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill91%

382 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
382
Boys / girls
209 / 173
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
382 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
40.6%
FSM pupils
155
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Gateway Multi Academic Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Wendy Fowler

Location

Address
Eastney Road, Southsea
Postcode
PO4 8ET
Town
Portsmouth
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
17 on roll / 17 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 382 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 40.6%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Portsmouth
54
Primary schools in Portsmouth
35
Academies among open schools in Portsmouth
69% (37)
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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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM30.4%

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    • FSM33.8%
    • Demand0.88

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.4%
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    • FSM28.1%
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    • FSM17.2%
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  • Craneswater Junior School

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM27.0%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Wendy Fowler
Telephone
02392733792
Website
www.miltonparkprimaryschool.co.uk/

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