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Portswood Primary School

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

personHeadteacher Tony Head

corporate_fareHISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD

location_onSouthampton, SO17 3AA

language Visit Website phone 2380555885

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

458

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Expected Standard

87%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Portswood Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Southampton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Portswood Primary School is an academy converter in Southampton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 433 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 44 primaries in Southampton and #960 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

87%

LA 54%

Reading97% LA 67%

Writing87% LA 66%

Maths97% LA 66%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading82% LA 66% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading71% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 1.6

1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 3.0

3.6

Maths

LA -0.2

2.0 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading97% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.5

Read

LA 0.0

3.9 to 7.1

1.9

Write

LA -0.5

0.5 to 3.4

4.8

Maths

LA 0.2

3.4 to 6.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 62%

Reading93% LA 72%

Writing95% LA 75%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.1

2.3 to 5.5

2.2

Write

LA -0.6

0.7 to 3.7

6.3

Maths

LA 0.5

4.9 to 7.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 February 2022

Inspection Report

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04 September 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-02-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-06-27

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 433 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below 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)	433	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	461	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	458	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	460	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	458	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	493	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	486	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	476	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	486	3	0.6%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	480	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	487	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	487	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	475	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	487	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	482	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	488	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	493	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	499	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	490	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	491	0	0.0%	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 34 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils