Voluntary controlled school · Portsmouth

St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

3–11Ages
274Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116346URN

Hanover Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, PO1 3BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Portsmouth

37 applications for 27 places · 36th of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Portsmouth median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 1.2; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 1.2; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 1.2; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 1.2; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2015 1.3; Portsmouth median median 2.1
2014 1.0; Portsmouth median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Portsmouth median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Portsmouth median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	37	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2025	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2024	28	38	1.4	22	0.79
Sep 2023	29	40	1.4	28	0.97
Sep 2022	35	44	1.3	32	0.91
Sep 2021	42	46	1.1	36	0.86
Sep 2020	46	57	1.2	43	0.93
Sep 2019	43	55	1.3	37	0.86
Sep 2018	48	57	1.2	40	0.83
Sep 2017	47	58	1.2	33	0.70
Sep 2016	45	56	1.2	40	0.89
Sep 2015	36	47	1.3	30	0.83
Sep 2014	45	46	1.0	38	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 71% · Maths 86% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%4th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Portsmouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	0%	104	105
2023/24	43%	4%	103	103
2022/23	50%	7%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Jude's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
1.5 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
1.5 km · Portsmouth

2026

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
1.6 km · Portsmouth

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Flying Bull Academy
1.9 km · Portsmouth

2026

2.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Penbridge Infant School
2.1 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116346 · 851/3214
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 350 pupils · 274 on roll
Free school meals: 60.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Address: Hanover Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, PO1 3BN
Local authority: Portsmouth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources