Highbury Primary School
Dovercourt Road, Portsmouth, PO6 2RZ
391 pupils · 93% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER (MULTI) ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 68 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 46 | 102 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 54 | 92 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 51 | 79 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 57 | 100 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 58 | 106 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 61 | 118 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 47 | 117 | 54 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Court Lane Infant Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Court Lane Junior Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gatcombe Park Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Medina Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Portsdown Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.