Academy converter · Portsmouth

Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery

3–11Ages
668Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144194URN

Fyning Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1FG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Portsmouth

155 applications for 74 places · 24th of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 21 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years			Needs attention
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

14 April 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

155 applications · 74 places offered · 69 named it first

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

2026 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 1.6; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2018 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.5
2017 2.6; Portsmouth median median 2.4
2016 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Portsmouth median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Portsmouth median

Dashed bars: as Arundel Court Primary School and Nursery (URN 140009), 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	74	155	2.1	69	0.93
Sep 2025	83	151	1.8	80	0.96
Sep 2024	90	148	1.6	84	0.93
Sep 2023	73	120	1.6	71	0.97
Sep 2022	78	109	1.4	67	0.86
Sep 2021	72	110	1.5	67	0.93
Sep 2020	78	164	2.1	72	0.92
Sep 2019	79	153	1.9	85	1.08
Sep 2018	75	169	2.3	72	0.96
Sep 2017	75	191	2.6	85	1.13
Sep 2016 *	75	176	2.4	92	1.23
Sep 2015 *	75	161	2.2	95	1.27
Sep 2014 *	75	160	2.1	95	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%30th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	35%	0%	103	100
2023/24	35%	0%	101	100
2022/23	31%	0%	100	99

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

Arundel Court Primary Academy and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
0.4 km · Portsmouth

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
0.6 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Penbridge Infant School
0.6 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place
Manor Infant and Nursery School
0.8 km · Portsmouth

Good2024

2.2applications per place
The Flying Bull Academy
1.1 km · Portsmouth

2026

2.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Bramble Infant School and Nursery
1.2 km · Portsmouth

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Portsmouth

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 53%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: 144194 · 851/2005
Trust: University of Chichester (MULTI) Academy Trust
Capacity: 710 pupils · 668 on roll
Free school meals: 60.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Arundel Court Primary School and Nursery (URN 140009)
Address: Fyning Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1FG
Local authority: Portsmouth

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