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Milton Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 8ET · miltonparkprimaryschool.co.uk · 023 9273 3792
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Portsmouth 54%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 382
- 91% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- 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: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 34 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 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 43 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 36 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140689)
Ofsted
Milton Park Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140689), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140689)
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140689)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 56
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (30%) with SEND