Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery, Portsmouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Arundel Court is a happy, safe place where pupils feel confident and well-supported. The school excels at identifying children who need extra help - whether for behaviour, attendance, special needs, or emotional support - and putting effective strategies in place. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and families, which means behaviour is excellent and bullying is rare.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance support systems, including the 'soft start' for pupils who find coming to school difficult
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Effective identification and support of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, who progress well from their starting points
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum with clear lesson structures across the school
- Positive relationships between staff and pupils that create a calm and focused learning environment
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in teaching mean pupils are not achieving as well as they should in national examinations, particularly in writing
- Misconceptions in pupils' understanding are not always identified before moving on to new learning
- Pupil premium strategy is not implemented consistently
- Early years practice lacks consistency, with some missed learning opportunities due to variable adult interactions
- Personal development curriculum is new and impact on pupils' understanding is not yet evident
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports, music, residential trips, visits to rivers, Anglo-Saxon forts, ancient farms, paddleboarding
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery is a school where pupils feel safe and well-supported, with strong behaviour and attendance systems in place. However, teaching inconsistencies mean that pupils are not achieving as well as they should in national examinations.
At a Glance
60.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 59%. Maths has remained stable at around 50%. Writing has remained stable at around 50%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
27.7
KS2
21
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
668 pupils
710 capacity
42 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Portsmouth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Portsmouth
Admissions Demand - Portsmouth
Places available
2,365
Applications
1,984
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Portsmouth (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.12642%
Overall absence
24.69136%
Persistent absence
567
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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