Ofsted: Good emoji_events #23 in Portsmouth public Top 76% UK

Craneswater Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Jones

location_onSouthsea, PO4 0PX

language Visit Website phone 2392734787

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

474

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Expected Standard

53%

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Age Range

7-11

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Craneswater Junior School is a Community school primary school in Southsea, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Craneswater Junior School is a community school in Southsea, Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 506 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 32 primaries in Portsmouth and #10,540 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 51%

Reading78% LA 65%

Writing70% LA 63%

Maths66% LA 62%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading74% LA 65% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 60% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading71% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -1.5

-2.9 to -0.4

-2.6

Write

LA -2.0

-3.7 to -1.4

-2.8

Maths

LA -1.4

-3.9 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading75% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -1.5

-2.8 to -0.5

-0.1

Write

LA -2.3

-1.2 to 0.9

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.8

-2.3 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 53%

Reading74% LA 66%

Writing85% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 64%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA -1.9

-2.3 to 0.3

-0.2

Write

LA -2.3

-1.4 to 1

-2.5

Maths

LA -2.1

-3.7 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 June 2022

Inspection Report

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08 March 2017

Inspection Report

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14 March 2013

Inspection Report

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09 February 2010

Inspection Report

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08 March 2007

Inspection Report

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18 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-02-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 506 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	506	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	504	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	505	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	507	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	510	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	474	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	466	4	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	467	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	473	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	463	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	466	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	467	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	464	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	465	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	465	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	439	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	445	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	407	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Visual Impairment 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils