Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

Portfield Primary Academy

4–11Ages
288Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138402URN

St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

82 applications for 42 places · 146th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 18 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
8 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below West Sussex median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 42 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.6; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 2.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 1.7; West Sussex median median 2.6

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

This school
West Sussex 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	42	82	2.0	30	0.71
Sep 2025	44	79	1.8	32	0.73
Sep 2024	44	76	1.7	41	0.93
Sep 2023	45	90	2.0	46	1.02
Sep 2022	45	87	1.9	42	0.93
Sep 2021	44	74	1.7	37	0.84
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	59	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2018	30	53	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2017	26	50	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2016	26	42	1.6	20	0.77
Sep 2015	17	35	2.1	14	0.82
Sep 2014	17	29	1.7	9	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 67% · Maths 53% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%162nd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard20%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	10%	101	100
2023/24	45%	10%	100	101
2022/23	50%	10%	99	101

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

Portfield Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School
0.8 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.8applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
St Richard's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · West Sussex

Good2022
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Good2022

36%met the SATs standard
St. Joseph's Infant School
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

1.8applications per place
Kingsham Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The March CofE Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Parklands Community Primary School
1.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Jessie Younghusband Primary School
2.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138402 · 938/2006
Trust: The Kemnal Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 288 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Portfield Community Primary School (URN 125823)
Address: St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7HA
Local authority: West Sussex · Chichester

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