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Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road, Southampton SO17 3AA
Portswood Primary School is an academy. It has about 460 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In February 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of HISP Multi Academy Trust Ltd. (Tanners Brook Primary School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions and Environment.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.
Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
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