Langstone Primary Academy, Portsmouth
Langstone Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Portsmouth, part of University of Chichester (multi) Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2021 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 28 schools in Portsmouth with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Portsmouth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Langstone Primary Academy in detail
Langstone Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud of our school and we value our relationships with parents recognising that they have a vital role to play in their child's education. We have an established reputation in the local community and all our staff strive to provide the very highest standards of education."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:45pm, from £7 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Langstone Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 70% and 68% in Portsmouth and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Langstone Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 105 families put Langstone Primary Academy as their first choice and 176 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Langstone Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Langstone Primary Academy are Westover Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); Moorings Way Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Penbridge Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 72% maths); and Copnor Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 65% maths).
Langstone Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Westover Primary SchoolMoorings Way Infant SchoolPenbridge Junior SchoolCopnor Primary School
The trust
Langstone Primary Academy is one of 17 schools run by University of Chichester (multi) Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 17 schools in University of Chichester (multi) Academy Trust
Who goes there
In 2026, 53 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 29 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fratton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westover Road (adjacent), 260 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Langstone Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Langstone Primary Academy are Miltoncross Academy (0.4 miles), The Portsmouth Academy (0.8 miles) and Admiral Lord Nelson School (0.9 miles).
Miltoncross AcademyThe Portsmouth AcademyAdmiral Lord Nelson School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoThis judgement is from March 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2013 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.5
Infant (KS1)
29.4
KS2
17
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Langstone Primary Academy
Year R Prospective Parent Tours
27 Sep 2026
Achievement Assembly - YR & Y1 - 25/04
25 Apr 2025
Our Facebook Page
16 Oct 2024
We are a Primary School!
15 Oct 2024
Year R Sports Day
26 Jul 2024
Achievement Assemblies
26 Jul 2024
From Langstone Primary Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Langstone Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Langstone Primary Academy.
- Langstone Out of School Club170m away · Not yet graded
- Stacey Centre Playscheme340m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Langstone Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Portsmouth's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Langstone Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Langstone Primary Academy is in Portsmouth; for families living there:
- Portsmouth's school travel policy: Travel assistance policy for school age (5-16) children
- How to apply: apply for discretionary travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 44
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 10
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 38 slight.
10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Portsmouth is 57 (the median across 67 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Langstone Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
616 pupils
630 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Portsmouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Portsmouth
Across Portsmouth council
Places available
2,230
Applications
1,887
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Portsmouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
13.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
620
Total Pupils
323
Boys
297
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
27
Teachers
23.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,971
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,224
Per pupil
£3627k
Total funding
£247k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Persistent absence
551
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Langstone Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Langstone Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Langstone Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Langstone Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Langstone Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Langstone Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2021, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Langstone Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Langstone Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Portsmouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Langstone Primary Academy?
Langstone Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Langstone Primary Academy?
Classes at Langstone Primary Academy average 29.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Langstone Primary Academy?
Langstone Primary Academy has around 620 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Langstone Primary Academy?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Langstone Primary Academy in 2024/25. 7.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Langstone Primary Academy?
Apply through Portsmouth's coordinated admissions process, naming Langstone Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Langstone Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Langstone Primary Academy: Langstone Out of School Club (170m away, registered, not yet graded) and Stacey Centre Playscheme (340m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Langstone Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 44 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 38 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Portsmouth is 57 (the median across 67 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Langstone Primary Academy?
Langstone Primary Academy is at Lakeside Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 6EZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)