Portway Junior School

Test Valley · SP10 3NA

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 376 pupils, 16.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Portway Junior School

General Information

Address: Upper Drove, Andover, SP10 3NA – View on map
Phone: 01264352060
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Vicky Windross
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

376 pupils out of 384 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 61
% eligible for free school meals: 16.2%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Test Valley average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 23.8% a year (Test Valley 20%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hampshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hampshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 12% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points below the Test Valley average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 59% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 59%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 86% · Writing 69% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 81%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 106
Based on: 95 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTest Valley averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points below the Test Valley average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 23rd of 39 junior and primary schools in the area

#22Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School61%
=23Grateley Primary School60%
=23Portway Junior School60%
#25Longparish Church of England Primary School59%
#26King's Somborne Church of England Primary School58%

Click to see the full ranking

Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Wherwell Primary School93%
#2Broughton Primary School90%
#3Wellow Primary School81%
=4Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School80%
=4St Francis Church of England Primary School80%
=6Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School75%
=6Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School75%
#8Clatford Church of England Primary School74%
#9Amport Church of England Primary School73%
#10North Baddesley Junior School72%
=11Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary School71%
=11Braishfield Primary School71%
#13The Knights Enham Junior School69%
=14Balksbury Junior School68%
=14Halterworth Primary School68%
=16Nursling Church of England Primary School67%
=16Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School67%
#18Cupernham Junior School66%
=19Awbridge Primary School65%
=19Knightwood Primary School65%
#21Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School63%
#22Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School61%
=23Grateley Primary School60%
=23Portway Junior School60%
#25Longparish Church of England Primary School59%
#26King's Somborne Church of England Primary School58%
#27West Tytherley Church of England Primary School57%
#28St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover56%
#29Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School54%
#30Wallop Primary School53%
#31Anton Junior School52%
=32Romsey Primary School & Nursery50%
=32Shipton Bellinger Primary School50%
=32Vigo Primary School50%
#35Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary School48%
=36Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School45%
=36Roman Way Primary School45%
=36Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School45%
#39Andover Church of England Primary School38%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,413 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

3rd of 6 junior schools in Test Valley for spending per pupil

#1The Knights Enham Junior School£9,227
#2Anton Junior School£6,775
#3Portway Junior School£6,413
#4Cupernham Junior School£6,278
#5North Baddesley Junior School£5,775

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Knights Enham Junior School£9,227
#2Anton Junior School£6,775
#3Portway Junior School£6,413
#4Cupernham Junior School£6,278
#5North Baddesley Junior School£5,775
#6Balksbury Junior School£5,264

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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