Beacon View Primary Academy is a state-funded primary school in Portsmouth, South East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 233 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 459.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (15 Jul 2025). 41% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 21 first-preference applications and 22 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 15 Jul 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 18 Sept 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Portsmouth |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 22 |
| First-preference applications | 21 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 44 |
| First-preference offers | 21 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 41% | 0% | — |
| Reading | 53% | 9% | 100 |
| Writing | 53% | 0% | — |
| Maths | 47% | 10% | 99 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
18.3 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.77% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.39% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 86.3% |
| White other | 1.7% |
| Mixed | 4.3% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
75% would recommend this school
16 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 82% |
| Feels safe | 69% |
| Well behaved pupils | 56% |
| Bullying dealt with | 19% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 69% |
| Concerns dealt with | 19% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 81% |
| Child does well | 69% |
| Progress updates | 75% |
| Subject range | 75% |
| Clubs & activities | 57% |
| Personal development | 75% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:40 – 15:15 |
| Breakfast club | 08:00-08:40 |
| After-school care | 15:15-17:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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