Beacon View Primary Academy, Portsmouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Beacon View provides an exceptional learning environment where children are happy, confident and well-supported. The school goes above and beyond with an amazing range of experiences and activities that develop children's talents and character. Teachers really know your child and their family, creating positive relationships that help every pupil, including those with additional needs, to thrive.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development opportunities including the 'Beacon View Charter' with experiences like visiting the beach and learning musical instruments
- Outstanding early years provision with high-quality learning and expert practitioners who give children the best start
- Strong focus on reading with highly skilled phonics teaching from nursery onwards, enabling pupils to access the wider curriculum
- Calm, harmonious learning environment with consistent behaviour management and very rare low-level disruption
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, with rapid identification and tailored adaptations to ensure equal access to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment not used consistently in some subjects to identify and address misconceptions, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge
- Published outcomes at key stage 2 remain significantly below average in most areas
- Need to ensure systematic assessment checks across all subjects to help pupils build knowledge over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong safeguarding culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Beach visits, musical instrument learning, prefect and digital leader roles, wide range of community engagement activities
Beacon View Primary Academy is a good school where pupils are joyful and enthusiastic learners who follow school values of respect, responsibility and resilience. The school has made effective improvements since its previous inspection, with outstanding provision in early years and personal development.
At a Glance
55.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
16 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 58% to 53%. Maths has remained stable at around 47%. Writing has improved from 48% to 53%.
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
30.3
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
10
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
51%
Available places
233 pupils
459 capacity
226 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)
Inspection History(5)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.16185%
Overall absence
16.94215%
Persistent absence
242
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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