Academy converter · Portsmouth

Westover Primary School

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142602URN

Westover Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.4 above Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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109 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 5 May 2022Ofsted'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

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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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Portsmouth median (2.2) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

109 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.6; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 3.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 2.4; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 2.7; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 2.0; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 2.0; Portsmouth median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Portsmouth median

Dashed bars: as Westover Primary School (URN 116194), 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	30	109	3.6	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	98	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2022	25	54	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2021	24	41	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2020	29	70	2.4	26	0.90
Sep 2019	32	75	2.3	28	0.88
Sep 2018	35	94	2.7	34	0.97
Sep 2017	60	121	2.0	49	0.82
Sep 2016 *	57	116	2.0	46	0.81
Sep 2015 *	56	108	1.9	54	0.96
Sep 2014 *	44	102	2.3	43	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 69% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%7th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	3%	107	106
2023/24	56%	6%	106	106
2022/23	49%	0%	103	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

Westover Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Langstone Primary Academy
0.4 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Copnor Primary School
0.8 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Penbridge Junior School
0.9 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2023

54%met the SATs standard
Moorings Way Infant School
1.2 km · Portsmouth

2026

3.4applications per place
King's Academy College Park (Infant)
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

52%met the SATs standard
Manor Infant and Nursery School
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Good2024

2.2applications per place
New Horizons Primary School
1.4 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49%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: 142602 · 851/2670
Trust: Hamwic Education Trust
Capacity: 240 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Westover Primary School (URN 116194)
Address: Westover Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6NS
Local authority: Portsmouth

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