Penbridge Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Portsmouth·PO2 7RW
Composite score
36.3
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#12,093
National rank
#1806
In South East
#23
In Portsmouth
Top 82%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
54%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
441
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
54.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
27.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
22.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,077
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Penbridge Junior School at a glance

Located in Portsmouth, Penbridge Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 441 pupils aged 7 to 11. 54% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 16.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Penbridge Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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