Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA
Headteacher: Headteacher Tony HeadSchool website ↗Pupils: 433 (capacity: 420)Part of HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2022
Oversubscribed
79% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2022
79%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 16 February 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
87.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 97%·Writing 87%·Maths 97%→All three 87%
Reading
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75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 58
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 71
- How many got their first choice?
- 56of 71 (78.9%)
- How many applied in total?
- 164
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
60.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
209 girls, 224 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 87%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 71.0% | 26.0% | +4.1 | +4.3 | +3.8 |
| 2016/17 | 88.0% | 26.0% | +4.9 | +1.5 | +4.4 |
| 2017/18 | 91.0% | 40.0% | +3.9 | +2.2 | +6.3 |
| 2018/19 | 93.0% | 33.0% | +5.5 | +1.9 | +4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 68.0% | 15.0% | 0.0 | +1.5 | +3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0% | 15.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 87.0% | 17.0% | - | - | - |