Beacon View Primary Academy

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 3PSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Beacon View Primary Academy is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 65 schools in Portsmouth. It ranks 24th of 28 primary schools in Portsmouth. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 15 July 2025, report published 18 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

58 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths41%

41%, 21 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score98

98, 7 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

233 pupils on roll, with places for 459

Eligible for free school meals54.5%

54.5%, 28 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language6.9%

6.9%, 14.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support15.9%

15.9%, 1.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.4%

3.4%, 2.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Beacon View Primary Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Paul's Catholic Primary School	0.2 miles	Ofsted: Good	73% met the expected standard
Medina Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	58% met the expected standard
Portsdown Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	35% met the expected standard
The Victory Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	63% met the expected standard
Castle Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	68% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy sponsor led
Sector: Academy
Trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Miss Catherine Williams
Phone: 02392375302
Website: beaconviewprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Allaway Avenue, Paulsgrove, Portsmouth, PO6 3PS
Local authority: Portsmouth
URN: 139065

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.