Medina Primary SchoolBeacon View Primary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Portsmouth.

Summary of the comparison

Medina Primary School and Beacon View Primary Academy are primary schools in Portsmouth.

  • Medina Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Beacon View Primary Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Medina Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Medina Primary School was judged the expected standard and Beacon View Primary Academy was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Medina Primary School and 41.0% for Beacon View Primary Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Medina Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Beacon View Primary Academy (39.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Medina Primary School versus Beacon View Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PortsmouthMedina Primary SchoolPortsmouthBeacon View Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking9th of 45 in Portsmouth Stronger figure13th of 45 in Portsmouth
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll202 277
Capacity210 459
LocationPortsmouth, PO6 3NH Portsmouth, PO6 3PS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure41.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census202 277
Free school meals (ever 6)44.5% 58.8%
English as an additional language6.4% 6.9%
SEN support16.3% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.4% Stronger figure16.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Medina Primary School

Beacon View Primary Academy

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