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Portsdown Primary School

Community school · Portsmouth · PO6 3JL

Ages 2–11 · 398 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

31%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)31%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
330

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

36

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
37
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill95%

398 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
398
Boys / girls
188 / 210
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
398 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
52.6%
FSM pupils
190
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Ash Vaghela

Location

Address
Sundridge Close, Wymering, Cosham
Postcode
PO6 3JL
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 2–11, in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, 398 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 52.6%.

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

  • Medina Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 3NH · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.3 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

    0.6 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%

    0.6 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

    0.9 miles away

  • Beacon View Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 3PS · Portsmouth

    Ages 3–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • 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

    1.1 miles away

  • Solent Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO6 1HJ · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM13.4%

    1.3 miles away

  • Gatcombe Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO2 0UR · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand1.63

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ash Vaghela
Telephone
02392378991
Website
http://www.portsdownprimary.co.uk/

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