Highbury Primary School, Portsmouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making sure every child gets the support they need to succeed, especially those facing challenges. Pupils are happy, well-behaved, and eager to learn, with excellent attendance. The school creates a nurturing community where children feel safe, develop strong relationships, and have access to a wide range of enriching activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusion approach with clear identification of pupils' needs and effective support from staff
- Pupils behave well, attend school regularly, and feel safe in a positive school community
- Early reading is taught effectively and pupils generally achieve well across the curriculum
- Leaders prioritise personal development and wellbeing with a carefully designed curriculum
- Staff feel supported and valued with access to professional development based on up-to-date research
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils need to improve their handwriting and letter/number formation
- Some pupils do not know basic multiplication facts well enough by the end of Year 4
- Pupils' understanding of some curriculum areas could be deeper, particularly in history topics
- Some learning tasks do not fully enable pupils to demonstrate what they know and can do
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Netball club, singing club, maths club, pupil parliament, pupil leadership roles (house captains, head pupils, reading ambassadors, wellbeing ambassadors), enterprise event in Year 6
Highbury Primary School is a well-led primary school where pupils achieve well and feel safe. Leaders are determined that all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have every opportunity to thrive.
At a Glance
28.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 75%. Maths has improved from 68% to 73%. Writing has improved from 73% to 77%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
27.6
Infant (KS1)
30.6
KS2
12
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
391 pupils
420 capacity
29 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Portsmouth
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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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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.79105%
Overall absence
7.82123%
Persistent absence
358
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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