Primary school

Fernhurst Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Portsmouth
  • PO4 0AG
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,016 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 65%2023/24: top 65%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM55% · South East 64%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM1% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East−14.3 pts
Reading score105 · South East 1063/10 Below
Maths score104 · South East 1054/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 82 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 57% · 86 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 56% · 85 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 60% · 86 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 56% · 87 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 57% · 83 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 55% · 88 pupils · South East 64%60%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 1% · 82 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 8% · 86 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 8% · 85 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 6% · 86 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 1% · 87 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 1% · 83 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 1% · 88 pupils · South East 7%8%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 82 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 86 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 104 · 85 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 104 · 86 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 87 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 83 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 105 · 88 pupils · South East 106105102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 82 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 86 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 85 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 105 · 86 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 87 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 103 · 83 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 104 · 88 pupils · South East 105105102No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026349
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.8%
First language not English38.5%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 53.2%Boys 46.8%

96.9% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 15.4
  • Leadership 2.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 8.9

Teachers 17.9 FTE · Whole workforce 36 · 55 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,395
Spend per pupil£6,906
Staff spend per pupil£5,397
Reserve per pupil£1,180
  • +£411,877revenue reserve
  • +£170,450in-year balance

Grants £6,941 · self-generated £454 · premises £350 per pupil