Portsdown Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Portsdown Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Portsdown Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 26 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it lower.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 19 of the 35 other Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sundridge Close, Wymering, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3JL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “Some pupils face challenges in life and are supported well by the school because it creates an inclusive, safe culture.”
- “Pupils enjoy warm relationships with their caring staff.”
To improve
- “Older pupils have not achieved well in English and mathematics in recent years.”
- “Pupils are now achieving better in reading and mathematics, although they remain less confident in writing.”
- “They did not achieve well as they should have in national tests.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 35% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Medina Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Court Lane Infant Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Court Lane Junior Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Highbury Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beacon View Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Solent Junior School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Gatcombe Park Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published