Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road, Southampton, SO17 3AA
416 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 19 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 40 | 127 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 71 | 164 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 54 | 163 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 76 | 207 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 70 | 183 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 72 | 185 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 72 | 203 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 87 | 216 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Swaythling Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Denys Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Highfield Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bassett Green Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Bevois Town Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.