Penbridge Junior School
New Road, Portsmouth, PO2 7RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Webb
- Sponsor
- The Thinking Schools Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 141531
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03333602190
About this school
Penbridge Junior School is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 416 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Penbridge Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 114 | 92 | 108 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 70% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 82% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 76% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Penbridge Junior School 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 | 52% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 441 |
| 2024/25 | 441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Penbridge Junior School compares
Penbridge Junior School ranked 18th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.4% | 54.7% | 416 | — |
| Manor Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 47.2% | 232 | 0.3 miles |
| New Horizons Primary School | 49% | 4.9% | 35.8% | 509 | 0.4 miles |
| Copnor Primary School | 51% | 5.3% | 22.4% | 632 | 0.4 miles |
| Westover Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Langstone Primary Academy | 58% | 4.1% | 28.6% | 620 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.65%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 13.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
New Horizons Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Copnor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Westover Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
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Langstone Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Penbridge Junior School ranks 16th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- 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
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Penbridge Junior School teach?
- Penbridge Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Penbridge Junior School?
- The headteacher of Penbridge Junior School is Mrs Anna Webb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Penbridge Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penbridge Junior School, 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 Penbridge Junior School?
- Penbridge Junior School has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Penbridge Junior School full?
- Penbridge Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 416 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Penbridge Junior School a faith school?
- No. Penbridge Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Penbridge Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Penbridge Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Penbridge Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Penbridge Junior School is part of THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Penbridge Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Penbridge Junior School compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Penbridge Junior School ranked 18th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Penbridge Junior School's absence rate?
- Penbridge Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Penbridge Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Penbridge Junior School'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.