Wimborne Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wimborne Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 8DE
Phone 02392733784
Reference Number 148078

Wimborne Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across several domains with outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils. The school, which recently underwent an amalgamation, has established a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils are encouraged to succeed and engage in a well-planned and coherent curriculum. Early years provision is particularly strong, laying a firm foundation for children's education. However, the school faces challenges in ensuring consistent support for all pupils, particularly those struggling with reading, and needs to refine its assessment processes to better understand pupil learning outcomes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 549
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.46%
Girls: 45.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 14.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 35 34 69
2 37 33 70
3 39 41 80
4 53 38 91
5 49 35 84
6 46 40 86

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.2%
White, Other 4.9%
African 2.9%
White & Asian 2.2%
White & Black (African) 2%
Indian 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 13 Jun 2023
Date Report
13 Jun 2023 School inspection:

Strengths

  • Welcoming and inclusive school environment
  • Outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils
  • Strong early years foundation stage
  • Ambitious vision for providing high-quality education
  • Well-planned and coherent curriculum
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent effectiveness of reading support across classes
  • Incomplete assessment processes hindering understanding of pupil learning

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 51%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 1%

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 106
Maths 103

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 -0.2
Writing -2.6
Maths -0.4

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Average Scaled Score

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Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 57 2
Third Preference 46 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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