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Portfield Primary Academy

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

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corporate_fareTHE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onWest Sussex, PO19 7HA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

245

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Portfield Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in West Sussex, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Portfield Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 267 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #150 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #12,104 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%

Reading47% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 67%

Maths53% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading48% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading53% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 0.6

4.3

Write

LA -0.8

2.0 to 6.6

0.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.2

0.9 to 5.7

1.7

Write

LA -1.2

-0.5 to 4.0

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 60%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing79% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA -0.1

2.3 to 6.7

2.4

Write

LA -1.4

0.3 to 4.5

3.3

Maths

LA -1.0

1.3 to 5.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 July 2021

Inspection Report

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13 July 2016

Inspection Report

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16 October 2014

Inspection Report

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18 June 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-18

None Legacy

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

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.6%(7 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 267 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	267	10	3.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	268	6	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	257	6	2.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	259	10	3.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	260	11	4.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	246	6	2.4%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	245	4	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	243	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	201	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	14	6.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	194	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	201	15	7.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	207	27	13.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	6	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	200	5	2.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	185	7	3.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	2	1.1%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 60 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Portfield Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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