Milton Park Primary School

Milton Park Primary is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating, with outstanding performance in personal development and early years provision. The school has created a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, demonstrating high levels of engagement and positive behaviour. The leadership team is ambitious and effective, implementing strategies to support pupils, including those from diverse backgrounds and those with special educational needs. However, there is recognition that some pupils did not do as well as expected in the 2023 national tests, prompting the school to address these areas for improvement.

Strengths

• Strong phonics and early reading program.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• High expectations of behaviour and low levels of disruption.
• Strong leadership with a focus on staff well-being.
• Pupils demonstrate resilience and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Well-structured curriculum tailored to meet diverse needs.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, assessment strategies do not effectively ensure retention of previously taught knowledge.

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 Milton Park Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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 Milton Park Primary 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 Milton Park Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 27.7% of pupils at Milton Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 15 pupils.

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 Milton Park Primary School received £9,258 and spent £8,009 for each of its 403 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £696,000 (£1,726 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Gateway Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,688 and spending £8,366 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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Milton Park Primary School is part of Gateway Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Southsea
• Cams Hill School Fareham
• Woodcot Primary School Gosport
• Foundry Lane Primary School Southampton
• Oakfield Academy Southampton
• The Romsey School Romsey

What is Milton Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Milton Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Milton Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Milton Park Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Milton Park Primary School have?

Milton Park Primary School has 382 pupils on roll.

What age range does Milton Park Primary School cover?

Milton Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Milton Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Milton Park Primary School?

Milton Park Primary School is at Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET.