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Portway Junior School

Primary · Andover · SP10 3NA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

376 pupils · 98% of 384 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
16.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.portwayjunior.co.uk
URN
115853

In figures

At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2019 entry)

Attending a linked infant school
2.34 miles

2019 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

95 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Goosewell Primary AcademyPlymouth · 127 miles awayGood71%
Saxon Primary SchoolShepperton · 47 miles awayNo current grade66%
Oulton Broad Primary SchoolLowestoft · 163 miles awayOutstanding79%
Greenfields Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 117 miles awayGood81%
Firside Junior SchoolNorwich · 155 miles awayNo current grade71%
Meath Green Junior SchoolHorley · 58 miles awayGood (2015)54%
New Waltham AcademyGrimsby · 171 miles awayGood78%
Fairways Primary SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · 96 miles awayGood70%
Furze Platt Junior SchoolMaidenhead · 40 miles awayGood68%
Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolBedford · 79 miles awayOutstanding35%
Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyLincoln · 143 miles awayGood47%
Four Lanes Community Junior SchoolBasingstoke · 20 miles awayGood47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 4% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Hampshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 3% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.78 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

56% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 23% moved to another state school · 21% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

58.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,632; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,495
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £221,827; in-year balance +£4,735

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.1%62.3%
Social housing6.6%17.1%
Privately rented17.3%20.5%
Detached houses30.3%22.9%
Flats6.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023180 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,000267 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£261,500–£366,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (44)£429,000
Semi-detached (107)£325,000
Terraced (90)£292,000
Flat (26)£160,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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