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Portishead Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Station Road, Portishead BS20 7DB · portisheadprimary.co.uk · 01275 843360
On the mapSearch near BS20 7DB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 370
- 88% of 420 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.9%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across North Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109074)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Portishead Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 120
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (23%) with SEND