Best Primary Schools in Portsmouth
We checked all 35 primary schools in Portsmouth and list every one: 28 ranked, then 7 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 35
- Ranked
- 28
- Without a rank
- 7
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Portsmouth. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Portsmouth also has 11 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Portsmouth.
Ranked primary schools in Portsmouth
Rank 1
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 2
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 73%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 3
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 4
Highbury Primary School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 10%
Rank 5
Solent Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 6
Westover Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 66%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 7
Meon Junior School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 8
Langstone Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 6%
Rank 9
The Victory Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 10
St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 11
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 12
Milton Park Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 13
Medina Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 14
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 15
Gatcombe Park Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 16
Court Lane Junior Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 57%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 17
King's Academy College Park (Junior)
Ofsted judgements: Good- Expected standard
- 52%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 18
Copnor Primary School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 19
Wimborne Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 20
St Jude's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 53%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 21
Penbridge Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 22
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 48%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 23
New Horizons Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 49%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 24
Beacon View Primary Academy
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 41%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 25
Portsdown Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 2%
Rank 26
Stamshaw Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 47%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 27
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard- Expected standard
- 35%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 28
The Flying Bull Academy
Report card: Needs attention- Expected standard
- 17%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Portsmouth without a rank
Court Lane Infant Academy
Ofsted: GoodKing's Academy College Park (Infant)
Ofsted: GoodKing's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Ofsted judgements: GoodManor Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodPenbridge Infant School & Nursery
Ofsted: GoodSolent Infant School
Ofsted: GoodStamshaw Infant Academy
Ofsted: Good