Portishead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Portishead, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Portishead Primary School is a primary school in Portishead, North Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Portishead 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026 there were 45 first-choice applications for 45 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Places ran out in 6 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome, and the last distance offered swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Portishead, BS20 7DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 370 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations, which pupils respond well to.”
- “The school supports pupils, including the most vulnerable, to achieve their potential.”
- “From Reception onwards, pupils have their eyes opened to a range of different career possibilities beyond their time in school.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not use the school’s agreed strategies consistently.”
- “For instance, sometimes, teaching does not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
- “When this occurs, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and cannot recall their learning over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 68% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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 North Somerset.
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- High Down Junior School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- High Down Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crockerne Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Tickenham Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published