Beacon View Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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.
Beacon View Primary Academy is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Beacon View Primary Academy 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 | 0.483 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.54 mi |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 8 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 22 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 54.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
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
- Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 3PS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are joyful and enthusiastic to learn.”
- “From the very start in early years, they follow the school rules and routines.”
- “They know and demonstrate the school values of respect, responsibility and resilience.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are significantly below average in most areas.”
- “There are a small number of subjects where the school has not ensured this is happening as consistently.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils have been less successful in building knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (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) | 41% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 21 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.
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Medina Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Portsdown Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Victory Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Court Lane Infant Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Court Lane Junior Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Highbury Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) 1.7 mi Good