Portway Infant School

Portway Infant School has consistently demonstrated excellence in its educational provision, maintaining an outstanding rating across all inspected domains. The school effectively nurtures an engaging and supportive learning environment, where pupils thrive academically and personally. With a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy, pupils show remarkable progress due to the carefully structured curriculum that accommodates the diverse needs of all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The commitment of the leadership team to continuous improvement and community involvement further enriches the educational experience for all students. The school's ethos places paramount importance on the well-being of its pupils, ensuring they feel secure, valued, and eager to engage in their own learning journeys. The high standards of behaviour exhibited by the pupils are commendable, reflecting a culture of mutual respect and kindness. Parents and community members echo similar sentiments about the school's positive impact, reinforcing the school's status as a cornerstone of the community. Overall, Portway Infant School stands as an exemplary institution, prepared to face future challenges while continuing to provide outstanding education.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all subjects.
• Highly effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Engaging and broad curriculum that fosters high aspirations.
• Strong focus on literacy and numeracy skills.
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Effective leadership committed to continuous improvement.
• Rich extra-curricular program enhancing personal development.
• Inclusive and nurturing early years provision.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Portway Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Portway Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Portway Infant School had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.7% of pupils at Portway Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Portway Infant School received £7,203 and spent £7,072 for each of its 270 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £406,000 (£1,505 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Portway Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Portway Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Portway Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Portway Infant School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Portway Infant School have?

Portway Infant School has 270 pupils on roll.

What age range does Portway Infant School cover?

Portway Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Portway Infant School?

Portway Infant School is at Ashfield Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3PE.