Stamshaw Junior School
Stamshaw Junior School, Tipner Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Cantini
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 147176
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392661045
About this school
Stamshaw Junior School is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 289 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 31% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 59% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 38% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 53% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Stamshaw 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 | 60% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stamshaw Junior School compares
Stamshaw Junior School ranked 28th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.1% | 46.8% | 289 | — |
| Stamshaw Infant Academy | — | 5.5% | 29% | 262 | 0.3 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.1% | 19.1% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) | — | 5.4% | 23.3% | 231 | 0.6 miles |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) | 48% | 5.7% | 39.5% | 352 | 0.6 miles |
| King's Academy College Park (Junior) | 52% | 5.2% | 31.3% | 434 | 0.8 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)
- 46.81%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 13.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stamshaw Infant Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
King's Academy College Park (Junior)0.8 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Stamshaw Junior School ranks 24th 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 year groups does Stamshaw Junior School teach?
- Stamshaw Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Stamshaw Junior School?
- The headteacher of Stamshaw Junior School is Mrs Samantha Cantini, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stamshaw Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stamshaw 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 big is Stamshaw Junior School?
- Stamshaw Junior School has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Stamshaw Junior School full?
- Stamshaw Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 289 on roll (80%), 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 Stamshaw Junior School a faith school?
- No. Stamshaw Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stamshaw Junior School a selective school?
- No. Stamshaw Junior School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Stamshaw Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stamshaw Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stamshaw Junior School?
- Stamshaw Junior School 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.
- How have Stamshaw Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stamshaw Junior School rank locally?
- Stamshaw Junior School ranked 28th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stamshaw Junior School's absence rate?
- Stamshaw Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stamshaw Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stamshaw 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 10 July 2026.