Academy converter · Portsmouth

Gatcombe Park Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141728URN

St Barbara Way, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 0UR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.8 above Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Portsmouth

88 applications for 29 places · 7th of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Portsmouth median (2.2) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

88 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 3.0; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 3.2; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 3.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 3.3; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 2.8; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 3.2; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 3.8; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 5.0; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 4.6; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 4.9; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 4.2; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Portsmouth median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Portsmouth median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Portsmouth median

Dashed bars: as Gatcombe Park Primary School (URN 116204), the previous school.

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	29	88	3.0	30	1.03
Sep 2025	30	97	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	94	3.1	49	1.63
Sep 2023	30	98	3.3	47	1.57
Sep 2022	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	95	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	115	3.8	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	145	5.0	49	1.69
Sep 2018	30	137	4.6	43	1.43
Sep 2017	29	143	4.9	50	1.72
Sep 2016	30	127	4.2	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	120	4.0	50	1.67
Sep 2014 *	30	94	3.1	45	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 70% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%9th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Portsmouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	104
2023/24	47%	0%	106	102
2022/23	57%	0%	105	104

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

Gatcombe Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)
0.5 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
0.5 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place
Highbury Primary School
1.1 km · Portsmouth

2025

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
King's Academy College Park (Junior)
1.2 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

52%met the SATs standard
King's Academy College Park (Infant)
1.2 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Stamshaw Infant Academy
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stamshaw Junior School
1.5 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

47%met the SATs standard

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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: 141728 · 851/2690
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2015
Replaced: Gatcombe Park Primary School (URN 116204)
Address: St Barbara Way, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 0UR
Local authority: Portsmouth

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