Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Fyning Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1FG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Ruth Worswick
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 710
- Pupils on roll
- 668
- URN
- 144194
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392824893
About this school
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 668 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. 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 77 | 88 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 60% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 53% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 64% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 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 | 31% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 617 |
| 2023/24 | 649 |
| 2024/25 | 692 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery compares
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery ranked 31st of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 7.1% | 62.8% | 668 | — |
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 30.1% | 237 | 0.1 miles |
| Ark Dickens Primary Academy | 67% | 6.1% | 56.8% | 446 | 0.3 miles |
| Ark Ayrton Primary Academy | 78% | 6.2% | 63.3% | 495 | 0.4 miles |
| Penbridge Infant School & Nursery | — | 5.4% | 28% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 47.2% | 232 | 0.5 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)
- 62.78%
- English as an additional language
- 35%
- Overall absence
- 7.13%
- Persistent absence
- 24.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Ark Dickens Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Manor Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery ranks 27th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy 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
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery teach?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery is Ms Ruth Worswick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery, 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 Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery has 668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery full?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery has capacity for 710 pupils and 668 on roll (94%), 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 Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery is part of UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery rank locally?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery ranked 31st of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery's absence rate?
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.