Primary school

Stamshaw Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Portsmouth
  • PO2 8QH
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 77%77%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 99%2022/23: top 54%54% · 2022/232023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 86%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM47% · South East 64%1/10 Well below South East+8 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · South East 7%1/10 Well below South East
Reading score101 · South East 1061/10 Well below South East
Maths score100 · South East 1051/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 42% · 66 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 52% · 61 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 44% · 64 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 30% · 57 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 60% · 60 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 31% · 58 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 47% · 58 pupils · South East 64%60%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 66 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 2% · 61 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 0% · 64 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 0% · 57 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 58 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 0% · 58 pupils · South East 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 66 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 99 · 61 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 98 · 64 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 100 · 58 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 101 · 58 pupils · South East 10610298No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 66 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 101 · 61 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 98 · 64 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 101 · 57 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 98 · 58 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 100 · 58 pupils · South East 10510298No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026289
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.8%
First language not English24.1%
SEN support22.0%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils13.5%

Girls 45%Boys 55%

80.3% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 55 responses (19.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved96.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.5% not applicable68.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year94.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.4% not applicable97.1% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed90% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 12.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 7.9

Teachers 13.6 FTE · Whole workforce 30.2 · 37 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,567
Spend per pupil£5,954
Staff spend per pupil£5,280
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£455,000in-year balance

Grants £7,468 · self-generated £99 · premises £0 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £2,504,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it