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Cliffdale Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored special academy
Battenburg Avenue, North End, Portsmouth PO2 0SN · cliffdaleprimaryacademy.info · 023 9266 2601
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 218
- 2 over 216 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55.5%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Portsmouth it was 54%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cliffdale Primary Academy on 18 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 18 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 100%
- Replies
- 35
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 97% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (3%) whose child was bullied
based on 35 parents (100%) with SEND