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Portswood Primary School

4–11Ages
416Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138626URN

Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.9 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

127 applications for 45 places · 2nd of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 19 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
16 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 2.8; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 3.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 3.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 3.4; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 3.6; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 4.1; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 4.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 4.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 2.8; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 4.3; Southampton median median 2.3

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

This school
Southampton 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	45	127	2.8	40	0.89
Sep 2025	58	164	2.8	71	1.22
Sep 2024	58	163	2.8	54	0.93
Sep 2023	60	207	3.5	76	1.27
Sep 2022	59	183	3.1	70	1.19
Sep 2021	60	185	3.1	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	203	3.4	72	1.20
Sep 2019	60	216	3.6	87	1.45
Sep 2018	60	243	4.1	83	1.38
Sep 2017	60	243	4.1	93	1.55
Sep 2016	60	270	4.5	106	1.77
Sep 2015	90	256	2.8	87	0.97
Sep 2014	59	253	4.3	87	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 87% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%2nd of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	17%	111	112
2023/24	78%	15%	108	110
2022/23	68%	15%	105	108

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

Portswood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Swaythling Primary School
0.6 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Denys Primary School
0.7 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
0.8 km · Southampton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Highfield Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Southampton

Good2022

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Bassett Green Primary School
0.9 km · Southampton

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Bevois Town Primary School
1.6 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mansbridge Primary School
1.6 km · Southampton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Southampton

Good2024

3.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138626 · 852/2421
Trust: Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd
Capacity: 420 pupils · 416 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Portswood Primary School (URN 116101)
Address: Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA
Local authority: Southampton

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