Portishead Primary School
Station Road, Portishead, BS20 7DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Sargent
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 143282
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275843360
About this school
Portishead Primary School is a primary academy in Portishead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 370 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portishead Primary 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 61 | 61 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 72% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Portishead Primary 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 | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 393 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portishead Primary School compares
Portishead Primary School ranked 22nd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 370 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 601 | 0.5 miles |
| Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 9% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | 4.8% | 10.1% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| High Down Junior School | 72% | 4.5% | 11.1% | 328 | 1.2 miles |
| High Down Infant School | — | 3.3% | 4.3% | 198 | 1.2 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)
- 7.38%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 9.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Portishead
-
Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Portishead
-
High Down Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
High Down Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Portishead
Other schools in Portishead
- High Down Infant School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Portishead Primary School teach?
- Portishead Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Portishead.
- Who is the headteacher of Portishead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Portishead Primary School is Mrs Lucy Sargent, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portishead Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portishead Primary 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 Portishead Primary School?
- Portishead Primary School has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Portishead Primary School full?
- Portishead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 370 on roll (88%), 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 Portishead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Portishead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Portishead Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Portishead Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Portishead Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Portishead Primary School is part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Portishead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Portishead Primary School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Portishead Primary School ranked 22nd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Portishead Primary School's absence rate?
- Portishead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portishead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portishead Primary 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 2 July 2026.