Craneswater Junior School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 7-11
Religion Does not apply
Address St Ronan's Road
Southsea
Hampshire
PO4 0PX
Phone 02392734787
Reference Number 116223

Craneswater Junior School continues to demonstrate a solid standard of education, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils express pride in their school and appreciate the strong relationships formed with staff, who are dedicated to helping them learn effectively. Leaders have established a broad curriculum that is inclusive and ambitious, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive appropriate support and opportunities for growth. While the school promotes a love for reading and implements a new phonics program, some younger pupils are still struggling to achieve fluency in their reading, indicating a need for further support and training for staff in this area.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 506
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.17%
Girls: 47.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 64 55 119
4 78 72 150
5 64 54 118
6 58 61 119

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.6%
White, Other 10.1%
African 7.5%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
White & Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 15 Jun 2022
Date Report
15 Jun 2022 School inspection
08 Mar 2017 Short inspection
14 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
09 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
08 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
18 Nov 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils
  • Pupils appreciate the variety of learning opportunities
  • Effective leadership with high expectations for all pupils
  • Well-structured support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Valuable personal development curriculum that promotes key values

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils are not yet fluent readers due to insufficient systematic support

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.7
Writing -2.6
Maths -2.8

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