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Wimborne Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Wimborne Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 8DE · wimborne.portsmouth.sch.uk · 023 9273 3784
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.53 mi
- 0.85 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 557
- 98% of 570 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- 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 0.53 mi (855 m) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 70 places were offered; 93% 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 | 70 | 72 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 70 | 83 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 70 | 97 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 70 | 94 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.53 mi0.85 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% 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 | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●105 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Wimborne Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 121
- 22% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (12%) with SEND