King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)

About King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)

King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) sits within the Portsmouth local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 7 to 11. In the most recent local rankings of similar schools, it placed 27th out of 32, placing it in the bottom half of Portsmouth primaries. The top-performing peers in the area include Ark Ayrton Primary Academy, Langstone Primary Academy, and Penbridge Junior School, all of which scored higher on the same ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Kathryn Wilden and has a non-religious character. It currently has 408 pupils on roll against a capacity of 480, and a notable 38.2 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school retained its Good overall rating, a grade it has held consistently since at least its previous inspection in 2012.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 40 per cent, which is below the Portsmouth local authority average of 53 per cent. Broken down by subject, 59 per cent met the expected standard in reading, 61 per cent in writing, and 51 per cent in maths. At the higher standard, just 14 per cent achieved it in reading, 10 per cent in maths, and none in writing or the combined measure. Average scaled scores were 102 in reading and 101 in maths. The school ranks in the bottom 50 nationally on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 91st percentile within the South East region. No progress scores are available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including an art studio, dining hall, library, ICT suite, forest school, sensory room, and a chapel. Sports provision includes dance, cricket, tennis and gymnastics, while extracurricular clubs cover chess, choir, film club, book club, science club and coding. The school has a broad SEND offer, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. With no nursery or sixth form provision, it is a straightforward junior school. Given its below-average KS2 outcomes and high proportion of pupils on free school meals, this school may suit families who value a broad range of clubs and SEND support, but who are also aware that academic attainment is lower than many other Portsmouth primaries.

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