Portishead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Portishead, North Somerset
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Portishead, BS20 7DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as North Somerset published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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