Cliffdale Primary Academy
Battenburg Avenue, North End, Portsmouth, PO2 0SN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Payne
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Solent Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 216
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 139967
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392662601
About this school
Cliffdale Primary Academy is a special academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -13.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -14.00 | - | - |
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 Cliffdale 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.99%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.61%
- Persistent absence
- 27.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Harbour School0.9 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
-
Redwood Park Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
-
Madani Academy1.3 miles
Independent schools · Portsmouth
-
The Wymering School1.9 miles
Free Schools · Portsmouth
-
Mary Rose Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Mary Rose Academy Academies
- Redwood Park Academy Academies
- The Harbour School Academies
- The Wymering School Free Schools
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cliffdale Primary Academy teach?
- Cliffdale Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Cliffdale Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Cliffdale Primary Academy is Mrs Nicola Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cliffdale Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cliffdale 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 big is Cliffdale Primary Academy?
- Cliffdale Primary Academy has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cliffdale Primary Academy full?
- Cliffdale Primary Academy has capacity for 216 pupils and 218 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 Cliffdale Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Cliffdale Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Cliffdale Primary Academy?
- Cliffdale Primary Academy is part of SOLENT ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cliffdale Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Cliffdale Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Cliffdale Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cliffdale Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cliffdale 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.