Community school · Portsmouth

Copnor Primary School

4–11Ages
632Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141096URN

Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5BZ · 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

2.4per place

close to Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Portsmouth

216 applications for 90 places · 14th of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Portsmouth median (2.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

216 applications · 90 places offered · 89 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 2.9; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 2.8; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 2.9; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 3.1; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 3.0; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Portsmouth median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Portsmouth median in 12 of 12 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	90	216	2.4	89	0.99
Sep 2025	83	192	2.3	75	0.90
Sep 2024	63	151	2.4	61	0.97
Sep 2023	89	172	1.9	83	0.93
Sep 2022	86	184	2.1	83	0.97
Sep 2021	83	172	2.1	78	0.94
Sep 2020	90	262	2.9	94	1.04
Sep 2019	90	248	2.8	87	0.97
Sep 2018	90	260	2.9	83	0.92
Sep 2017	90	281	3.1	90	1.00
Sep 2016	90	273	3.0	103	1.14
Sep 2015	79	237	3.0	62	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%24th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	51%	1%	103	102
2023/24	58%	0%	104	103
2022/23	30%	1%	102	98

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

Copnor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
King's Academy College Park (Infant)
0.6 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

2.4applications per place
King's Academy College Park (Junior)
0.6 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

52%met the SATs standard
Penbridge Junior School
0.7 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2023

54%met the SATs standard
Westover Primary School
0.8 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
New Horizons Primary School
0.8 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Langstone Primary Academy
1.1 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Manor Infant and Nursery School
1.2 km · Portsmouth

Good2024

2.2applications per place
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Portsmouth

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141096 · 851/2008
Capacity: 690 pupils · 632 on roll
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 2 September 2014
Address: Copnor Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5BZ
Local authority: Portsmouth

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