Langstone Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.304 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.
Langstone Primary Academy is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 December 2021. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Langstone 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 | 0.304 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.330 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.95 mi |
| 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 | 0.586 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 1.261 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 105 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 84 offers went to first-choice families, and 21 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.304 miles away, about the same as in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
- That 0.304 miles was the 3rd shortest of 16 Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Lakeside Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, PO3 6EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 620 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 December 2021
Strengths
- “Langstone learners are taught to be thinkers, to be resilient and reflective.”
- “One parent, who responded to Ofsted’s Parent View questionnaire, echoed the views of many, saying, ‘Langstone Junior Academy is inspirational.”
- “There is a strong ethos of empowering children to reach their full potential and to respect others.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils, particularly the weakest readers, have gaps in their knowledge of phonics.”
- “As a result, they struggle to read age-appropriate books and texts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2022 (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) | 58% | 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: 105 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 84 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.
- Westover Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorings Way Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Penbridge Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Copnor Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meon Infant School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meon Junior School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Penbridge Infant School & Nursery 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published