Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Fyning Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1FG
668 pupils · 94% of 710 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 60.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 21 May 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 | 35% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 74 | 69 | 155 | 74 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 83 | 80 | 151 | 83 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 84 | 148 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 73 | 71 | 120 | 73 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 78 | 67 | 109 | 75 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 72 | 67 | 110 | 70 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 78 | 72 | 164 | 76 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 79 | 85 | 153 | 79 |
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
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy 0.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Penbridge Infant School & Nursery 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Flying Bull Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.