Milton Park Primary School
Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Fowler
- Sponsor
- Gateway Multi Academic Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 148755
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392733792
About this school
Milton Park Primary School is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Milton Park 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 47% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 72% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 66% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Milton Park 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 48% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 48.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 51.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Milton Park Primary School compares
Milton Park Primary School ranked 19th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.3% | 39.7% | 382 | — |
| Meon Infant School | — | 4.5% | 30.4% | 133 | 0.2 miles |
| Meon Junior School | 65% | 4.5% | 28.9% | 336 | 0.2 miles |
| Wimborne Primary School | 51% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 557 | 0.3 miles |
| Cumberland Infant School | — | 3.4% | 11.9% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Fernhurst Junior School | 55% | 4.6% | 38.8% | 349 | 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)
- 39.7%
- English as an additional language
- 33%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meon Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
Meon Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Wimborne Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Cumberland Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Southsea
-
Fernhurst Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Southsea
Other schools in Portsmouth
Milton Park Primary School ranks 17th 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 Milton Park Primary School teach?
- Milton Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Milton Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Milton Park Primary School is Mrs Wendy Fowler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Milton Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Milton Park 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 Milton Park Primary School?
- Milton Park Primary School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Milton Park Primary School full?
- Milton Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 382 on roll (91%), 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 Milton Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Milton Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Milton Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Milton Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Milton Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Milton Park Primary School is part of GATEWAY 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 Milton Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Milton Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Milton Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Milton Park Primary School compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Milton Park Primary School ranked 19th of 32 primary schools in Portsmouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Milton Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Milton Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Milton Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Milton Park 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 10 July 2026.