# Penbridge Junior School

Penbridge Junior School is a primary school in Portsmouth, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141531. [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 416
- Council: Portsmouth
- URN: 141531

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Penbridge Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 54% in Portsmouth and 62% in England.
1% 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 | 54% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 1% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Manor Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-infant-and-nursery-school-e116226): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024
- [New Horizons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-primary-school-e141530): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Portsmouth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-portsmouth-academy-e139714): 690 m. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2022. Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Copnor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copnor-primary-school-e141096): 700 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Madani Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madani-academy-e140624): 740 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Westover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westover-primary-school-e142602): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141531)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141531)

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