Craneswater Junior School
Primary schoolCraneswater Junior School is a primary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 508 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Craneswater Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Portsmouth | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Southsea Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met500 m
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Mayville High SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file650 m
- Bramble Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025660 m
- Cumberland Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022700 m
- Devonshire Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met760 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Portsmouth
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).