Portesham Church of England Primary School

Winters Close, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4HP

Local ranking60th of 116 primary schools in Dorset

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

105

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Portesham Church of England Primary School (URN 113833) since 31 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 38.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 50.0%
Writing (Expected): 75.0%
Maths (Expected): 75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 63.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 8

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 57
Boys: 36 (63%)
Girls: 21 (37%)
Capacity: 105 (54% full)
SEND: 12.3%
FSM Eligible: 26.3%
EAL: 31.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.3%
SEN Support: 7.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 11.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 5.2
Budget per Pupil: £10,667/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 13.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 40.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 67.9%
Mixed Other: 17.9%
White Other: 7.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
Other: 3.6%

67.9%

White British

17.9%

Mixed Other

7.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01305871283

office@portesham.dorset.sch.uk

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Winters Close

Weymouth, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149143
UKPRN: 10090475
Establishment No.: 2014
Trust: THE FIRST FEDERATION TRUST

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