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Portfield Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 7HA · portfield-tkat.org · 01243 783939
On the mapSearch near PO19 7HA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 43%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 288
- 91% of 315 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 24.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 32 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 46 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼43% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Portfield Primary Academy on 13 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 13 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Positive
- 96%
- Replies
- 89
- 33% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (12%) whose child was bullied
based on 24 parents (27%) with SEND