Portswood Primary School
Primary schoolPortswood Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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, 87% of pupils at Portswood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Southampton and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southampton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112 | 104 | 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- Swaythling Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- St Denys Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Highfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Bassett Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- The Gregg Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southampton
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).