Portfield Primary Academy
St James Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 7HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Strong
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 285
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 138402
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01243783939
About this school
Portfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in West Sussex. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portfield Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 48% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 62% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 41% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Portfield Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portfield Primary Academy compares
Portfield Primary Academy ranked 165th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7% | 40.5% | 288 | — |
| Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School | 18% | 5.2% | 26.4% | 127 | 0.5 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| St. Joseph's CofE Junior School | 36% | 8.3% | 39.5% | 165 | 0.9 miles |
| St. Joseph's Infant School | — | 9.2% | 27.6% | 129 | 0.9 miles |
| Kingsham Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 33.2% | 270 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.45%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.95%
- Persistent absence
- 21.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St. Joseph's CofE Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
St. Joseph's Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Chichester
-
Kingsham Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chichester
Other schools in West Sussex
- The Regis School Secondary
- My Choice School Arundel Special schools
- Our Lady of Sion School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Portfield Primary Academy teach?
- Portfield Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in West Sussex.
- Who is the headteacher of Portfield Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Portfield Primary Academy is Mr Andrew Strong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portfield Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portfield Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Portfield Primary Academy?
- Portfield Primary Academy has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Portfield Primary Academy full?
- Portfield Primary Academy has capacity for 285 pupils and 288 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Portfield Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Portfield Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Portfield Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Portfield Primary Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Portfield Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Portfield Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Portfield Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Portfield Primary Academy compare with other schools in West Sussex?
- Portfield Primary Academy ranked 165th of 192 primary schools in West Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Portfield Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Portfield Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portfield Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portfield Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.