Portswood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Southampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
1.761 miles
Published by Southampton City Council · offers on 16 April 2024
2017–2023 trend 🔒
Portswood Primary School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Southampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2024 entry.
Portswood 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 2024 | 1.761 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2024, the last child offered a place lived 1.761 miles from the school, the 4th longest of the 8 Southampton primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception 2024 last distance was further from the school than in 2023 and in 2017, and the 2024 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Southampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Southampton
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this diverse and inclusive school.”
- “Leaders and staff celebrate pupils as individuals and share warm, respectful relationships.”
- “They have high expectations for every child.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement in order to drive a sustained and transformational impact for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2026 (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) | 87% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 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 Southampton.
- Swaythling Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Denys Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highfield Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bassett Green Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bevois Town Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Mansbridge Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published