Portfield Primary Academy
About the school
Portfield Primary Academy is an open primary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 18 March 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 43%
- West Sussex
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 10%
- West Sussex
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 47%
- West Sussex
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 67%
- West Sussex
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 53%
- West Sussex
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 53%
- West Sussex
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 13%
- West Sussex
- 25%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- West Sussex
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 101
- West Sussex
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 100
- West Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- West Sussex
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
267
Girls
51.69%
Boys
48.31%
SEN support
19.85%
Education, health and care plan
9.74%
English as an additional language
17.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.45%
Overall absence
6.95
Persistent absence
21.55