Portesham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2018
4.115 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2018
2015–2016 trend 🔒
Portesham Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2018 entry.
Portesham Church of England 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 2018 | 4.115 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2018 the last child offered a Reception place lived 4.115 miles away, and the 2018 figure was the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Reception in 2026 there was 1 first-choice application for 1 offer, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- With 46 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 11.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 24 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Winters Close, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4HP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 46 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Portesham are known as individuals.”
- “Staff take the time to get to know pupils and their interests.”
- “Pupils feel comfortable and able to share any concerns.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, the learning activities pupils complete do not match the important knowledge they need to learn.”
- “This means some pupils do not build their understanding of this essential knowledge and so find it difficult to remember their learning.”
- “At times, staff do not address misconceptions in pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 38% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 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 Dorset.
- Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chickerell Primary Academy 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Radipole Primary School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bincombe Valley Primary School 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Prince of Wales School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published