King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant), Portsmouth

Requires Improvement
Primary
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Mixed
Ages 47

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~334m)Possible (~477m)Unlikely (~620m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kathryn Wilden
Pupils:231 / 360 capacity
LA:Portsmouth
Phone:02392662596
Address:Kipling Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9NJ
Trust:KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 24 September 2024View full report
URN:145451
UKPRN:10066635
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Portsmouth North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

24.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

46 responses
Would recommend78%
Child is happy89%
Well taught85%
Good progress72%
Feels safe83%
Well behaved74%
Bullying dealt with13%
Kept informed72%
Handles concerns52%
Wider development63%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

27.2

Avg class size

27.2

Infant (KS1)

9

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Doyle Avenue (N-bound)
103m · 2 min walk
Magdalen Road (S-bound)
124m · 2 min walk
Merrivale Road (NE-bound)
216m · 4 min walk
Beechwood Road (NE-bound)
350m · 6 min walk
Ophir Road (N-bound)
351m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

64%

Available places

231 pupils

360 capacity

129 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Portsmouth

Low pressure
New homes approved:570
Projected new pupils:143

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Portsmouth

Admissions Demand - Portsmouth

Low demand0.84x oversubscription

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(3)

24 September 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
5 April 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
14 July 2011
Good
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.42429%

Overall absence

14.77273%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised3.24619%
Unauthorised2.1781%
Persistent (10%+)14.77273%
Severe (50%+)0.56818%

Absence trend

4.30106%
18/19
3.67898%
20/21
7.6743%
21/22
5.88642%
22/23
6.76022%
23/24
5.42429%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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