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Langstone Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Lakeside Avenue, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 6EZ · langstoneprimary.chimat.uk · 023 9282 4138
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.30 mi
- 0.49 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 620
- 98% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 29.5%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.30 mi (489 m) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 105 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.30 mi0.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116213)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 December 2021, Ofsted’s outcome for Langstone Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Dec 2021
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 40
- 11% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied