Gatcombe Park Primary School
Primary schoolGatcombe Park Primary School is a primary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 63% of pupils at Gatcombe Park Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 63% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Trafalgar SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)260 m
- UTC PortsmouthSecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional)260 m
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade550 m
- Cliffdale Primary AcademySpecial. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met640 m
- Mayfield SchoolAll-through. Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 31.1 (2025/26, provisional)820 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).