Portesham Church of England Primary School

Primary · Dorset · DT3 4HP · URN 149143

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-05-07Cohort 46Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 8

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 97 schools in Dorset

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
38%
Dorset 53.9%England 61%
15.9 percentage points below the area average of 53.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
13%
Dorset 6.8%England 8%
6.2 percentage points above the area average of 6.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Dorset 104.74England 105
1.7 below the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
109
Dorset 103.27England 105
5.7 above the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Dorset 103.93England 105
In line with the area average of 103.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
25%
Dorset 22%England 32%
3 percentage points above the area average of 22
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
50%
Dorset 70.5%
20.5 percentage points below the area average of 70.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
75%
Dorset 67.1%
7.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
75%
Dorset 67.4%
7.6 percentage points above the area average of 67.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
8
Dorset 37
28.7 below the area average of 36.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Dorset	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	38% Dorset 53.9%England 61%	15.9 percentage points below the area average of 53.9	23 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	13% Dorset 6.8%England 8%	6.2 percentage points above the area average of 6.8	5 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Dorset 104.74England 105	1.7 below the area average of 104.7	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	109 Dorset 103.27England 105	5.7 above the area average of 103.3	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Dorset 103.93England 105	In line with the area average of 103.9	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	25% Dorset 22%England 32%	3 percentage points above the area average of 22	7 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	50% Dorset 70.5%	20.5 percentage points below the area average of 70.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	75% Dorset 67.1%	7.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	75% Dorset 67.4%	7.6 percentage points above the area average of 67.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	8 Dorset 37	28.7 below the area average of 36.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 19.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 17.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 25% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 13% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 11.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 38% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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