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Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

State school · Portsmouth, PO5 4LS
  • Primary/prep
  • Co-ed
  • Ages 2-11
  • 411 pupils

Overview & data

Pupil numbers
411 ·
Local authority
Portsmouth City Council

Headteacher

Head

Mrs Sophie Bennett-Acres

Entrance

We do not have admissions information for this school. Please contact the school or your local authority for more details on how to apply.

Exit

Entry and exit data - year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

Ark Charter Academy 50 %
OtherUnkn 18 %
Where the number of students is less than 10 or the school a student attended before or after this school is not known.
The Portsmouth Academy 11 %
Priory School 11 %
St Edmund's Catholic School 10 %
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Latest results

Results data - % of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
80%
LA avg.
52%
Eng. avg.
61%
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% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

Teaching & learning

21
Number of teachers
20:1
Pupil to teacher ratio

Learning support & SEN

3 %
Students with a SEN EHCP
10 %
Students with SEN support

Pupils

411
Number of pupils

Inspection reports

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good

Full inspection: Requires improvement

Leadership and management Requires improvement
Early years provision Requires improvement

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Contact the school

Address

Somers Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO5 4LS
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Telephone: 023 9282 4828

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.arkayrtonprimary.org

Local authority: Portsmouth City Council

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School data & information Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Somers Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 4LS
411 Pupil numbers
60 % % of pupils eligible for free school meals
41 % Pupils whose first language is not English
20:1 Pupil to teacher ratio
21 Number of teachers
20 Number of teaching assistants

% of pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
80%
LA avg.
52%
Eng. avg.
61%

% of pupils meeting expected standard

Pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)

School
5%
LA avg.
2%
Eng. avg.
8%

% of pupils achieving at a higher standard

Pupils are achieving at a higher standard if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more in their reading and maths tests at key stage 2 (year 6), and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at a greater depth within the expected standard’ in writing. The DfE set this standard for the first time in 2016 to provide information about pupils across England achieving in the top 5%.

Progress score in reading (2023)

-2.3 Score Below average
≈ 6% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in writing (2023)

0.9 Score Average
≈ 67% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Progress score in maths (2023)

-0.8 Score Average
≈ 59% of schools in England

What is a progress score?

These scores show how much progress pupils at this school made in reading between the end of key stage 1 and the end of key stage 2, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 1. Please note, these results are for 2023. No data is available for 2024 due to Covid 19 disruption.

Average score in reading (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
107
LA avg.
104
Eng. avg.
105

Average score in reading

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 reading test. This score is known as the reading ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Average score in maths (2024)

80 Lowest
100 Expected
120 Highest
School
105
LA avg.
103
Eng. avg.
104

Average score in maths

This score shows how well pupils performed in the key stage 2 maths test. This score is known as the maths ‘scaled score’. The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score.

Entry and exit data

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Year 6 exit (average 2020-2022)

SEN overview

Ark Ayrton Primary Academy is a mainstream school. The school may provide support for students with special educational needs as detailed below. If you require more information on conditions the school can support, we encourage you to contact the school directly.

3 %
Students with a SEN EHCP UK mainstream school avg. 3%
10 %
Students with SEN support UK mainstream school avg. 14%

SEN conditons supported

No information available from the school. Find out more.

Ofsted reports

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Short inspection: Good

You can read full reports on the Ofsted website

Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good

Full inspection: Requires improvement

Leadership and management Requires improvement
Early years provision Requires improvement
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