Ofsted: Good emoji_events #27 in Portsmouth public Top 84% UK

King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)

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

personMs Kathryn Wilden

corporate_fareKING'S GROUP ACADEMIES

location_onPortsmouth, PO2 9NE

language Visit Website phone 2392662129

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

441

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Expected Standard

48%

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Age Range

7-11

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King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) is a Academy converter primary school in Portsmouth, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) is an academy converter in Portsmouth, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES. The school has approximately 408 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 32 primaries in Portsmouth and #11,171 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.3 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

48%

LA 51%

Reading65% LA 65%

Writing57% LA 63%

Maths65% LA 62%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading59% LA 65% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 60% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 48%England 60%

Reading55% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -1.5

-1.2 to 1.3

-3.4

Write

LA -2.0

-4.6 to -2.2

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-1.5 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading56% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.2

Read

LA -1.5

-6.3 to -4.1

-2.4

Write

LA -2.3

-3.4 to -1.3

-2.0

Maths

LA -1.8

-3.0 to -1.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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29 September 2020

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2012-11-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-29

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(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 408 pupils. During this period, there were 14 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	408	14	3.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	410	21	5.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	28	6.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	13	2.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	454	9	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	465	12	2.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	441	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	443	9	2.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	456	4	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	464	7	1.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	462	3	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	468	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	472	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	472	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	472	7	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	476	6	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	475	2	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	472	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 30 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils