New Horizons Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.512 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
New Horizons Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
New Horizons 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 | 0.512 mi |
| 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
- For Reception in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.512 miles away, the 7th shortest of 16 Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 62 first-choice applications for 60 offers in Reception 2026; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 49% figure for 2024/25 was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth that have results.
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
- Portchester Road, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 7JB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 509 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning in this safe, caring and happy school.”
- “Pupils appreciate how adults help them to learn and try out new things.”
- “Leaders and staff expect pupils to behave well, concentrate in lessons and try their hardest.”
To improve
- “Leaders understand that, for some pupils, school attendance needs to improve.”
- “However, some staff lack the expertise to teach phonics consistently well to the minority of pupils who struggle to learn to read.”
- “Adults frequently listen to pupils read, but sometimes the books chosen are not well matched to the sounds that pupils know and can read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2023 (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) | 49% | 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: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- The Flying Bull Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Penbridge Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) 0.4 mi Not judged
- Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Copnor Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stamshaw Infant Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published