Court Lane Junior Academy

Court Lane Junior Academy has been maintained as a good school, showcasing a supportive and inclusive environment where all pupils have the opportunity to thrive. The school excels in promoting mental health and well-being and provides strong academic support, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents commend the caring atmosphere, and pupils engage well in a wide range of extracurricular activities which enrich their school experience. The leadership fosters a strong sense of community, and the school is well-prepared for future challenges as it navigates its first ungraded inspection since its last judgment in 2018. Nonetheless, while the curriculum is well-planned and pupils achieve alongside national averages, there is an identified need for improvement in ensuring that all subjects facilitate consistently high levels of pupil progress. The school is actively addressing this through its strategic priorities, particularly in monitoring and adapting teaching practices to enhance achievement across the curriculum. Attendance rates, slightly below the national average, are also a concern being tackled through various initiatives.

Strengths

• Caring, supportive, and nurturing environment.
• Strong focus on mental health and well-being.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• High-quality reading program and resources.
• Inclusive extracurricular activities for all interests.
• Positive behaviour and relationships amongst pupils.
• Strong leadership and teacher support.
• Collaborative curriculum planning across the trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent progress across all subjects.
• Attendance rates are slightly below national average.

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 Court Lane Junior Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Court Lane Junior Academy 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 Court Lane Junior Academy had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Court Lane Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Court Lane Junior Academy received £6,300 and spent £6,641 for each of its 467 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £191,000 (£409 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, income was £7,095 and spending £7,150 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Court Lane Junior Academy is part of University of Chichester (Multi) Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Court Lane Infant Academy Portsmouth
• Highbury Primary School Portsmouth
• Stamshaw Junior School Portsmouth
• Stamshaw Infant Academy Portsmouth
• Newlands Primary Academy Waterlooville
• The Flying Bull Academy Portsmouth
• Berewood Primary School Waterlooville
• Langstone Primary Academy Portsmouth
• Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Portsmouth
• Kingsham Primary School Chichester

What is Court Lane Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Court Lane Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Court Lane Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Court Lane Junior Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Court Lane Junior Academy have?

Court Lane Junior Academy has 474 pupils on roll.

What age range does Court Lane Junior Academy cover?

Court Lane Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Court Lane Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Court Lane Junior Academy?

Court Lane Junior Academy is at Hilary Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 2PP.