Portswood Primary School, Southampton

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Portswood Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve extremely well."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance compares favourably with national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a well-structured and ambitious curriculum that sequences knowledge from the early years to Year 6."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children settle quickly into school due to consistent and well-established routines."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Celebrating inclusion and diversity is a significant strength of this school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have a sophisticated understanding of strengths and priorities of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders weave pupils' personal development through every aspect of school life."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine and embed their identified priorities for improvement in order to drive a sustained and transformational impact for all pupils".

In its own words: "We would love the opportunity of showing you around our school, a school that offers much more than a place to simply teach your child but somewhere they can be nurtured, listened to and excel whilst reaching their full potential For full details of our admissions arrangements please follow the link on the "other information" page."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Portswood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Portswood Primary School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Portswood Primary School are Swaythling Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); St Denys Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 59% maths); Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 74% maths); and Highfield Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths).

Portswood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Portswood Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Hisp Multi Academy Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

64.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (47%), White British (17%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is St Denys Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upper Shaftesbury Avenue (w-bound), 210 metres away.

Portswood Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Portswood Primary School are Bitterne Park School (0.8 miles), Cantell School (0.9 miles) and Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (1.1 miles).