Academy converter · Portsmouth

Milton Park Primary School

4–11Ages
382Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148755URN

Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.9 above Portsmouth median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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104 applications for 34 places · 6th of 36 in Portsmouth

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Portsmouth median (2.2) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

104 applications · 34 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 3.1; Portsmouth median median 2.2
2025 2.6; Portsmouth median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Portsmouth median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Portsmouth median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Portsmouth median

Dashed bars: as Milton Park Primary School (URN 140689), 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	34	104	3.1	31	0.91
Sep 2025	43	113	2.6	38	0.88
Sep 2024	56	82	1.5	36	0.64
Sep 2023	37	79	2.1	30	0.81
Sep 2022	42	74	1.8	37	0.88
Sep 2021 *	24	65	2.7	22	0.92
Sep 2020 *	57	109	1.9	33	0.58
Sep 2019 *	57	119	2.1	42	0.74
Sep 2018 *	55	122	2.2	43	0.78
Sep 2017 *	60	134	2.2	44	0.73
Sep 2016 *	60	128	2.1	46	0.77
Sep 2015 *	49	114	2.3	44	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 69% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%19th of 32 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth 55% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Portsmouth 73% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Portsmouth 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Portsmouth 69% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Portsmouth 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Portsmouth 69% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Portsmouth 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	53%	5%	105	104
2023/24	47%	0%	104	103
2022/23	42%	4%	103	102

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

Milton Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Meon Junior School
0.4 km · Portsmouth

2025

65%met the SATs standard
Meon Infant School
0.4 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Wimborne Primary School
0.5 km · Portsmouth

Good2023

3.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Cumberland Infant School
0.6 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Fernhurst Junior School
1.0 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Infant School
1.0 km · Portsmouth

2026

2.9applications per place
Moorings Way Infant School
1.1 km · Portsmouth

2026

3.4applications per place
Craneswater Junior School
1.3 km · Portsmouth

2026

53%met the SATs standard

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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: 148755 · 851/2006
Trust: Gateway Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: Milton Park Primary School (URN 140689)
Address: Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET
Local authority: Portsmouth

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