Portishead Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Achievement is good because pupils attain well above average standards by the end of Year 6. Pupils make good progress because teaching is typically good and is sometimes outstanding. The headteacher is insistent that all pupils receive the best quality education.

Senior and middle leaders share his vision for excellence. The choice of subjects and themes taught engage the pupils and this contributes well to their learning. Parents hold the school in high regard.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is very well promoted through a wide and balanced range of activities and events. Governance is good because g...overnors have a secure grasp of the school's strengths and a deep understanding of what the school needs to do next to become outstanding. Pupils behave well and say they feel very safe in school.

They enjoy school and talk positively about what they learn in lessons. They are very proud of their sporting achievements. It is not yet an outstanding school because : Children in the Reception classes do not always make the progress of which they are capable because their needs are not always fully met.

The outdoor area is not used effectively to promote learning and parents do not have regular access to their children's learning diaries. Not all of the most able pupils do as well as they might because the questions asked of them do not require deep thinking or encourage them to develop their skills further.

Information about this school

Portishead Primary is a larger-than-average primary school.

Most pupils are White British. The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs supported by school action is lower than the national average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is lower than the national average.

The proportion of pupils supported by extra funding for those who are eligible for free school meals, those from service families and those looked after by the local authority (pupil premium) is well below the national average. The percentage of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds and those learning English as an additional language is well below average. The school meets the current government floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Key Stage 2.

The total number of classes is 15. There are two classes per year group except for Year 2 where there are three classes. The current headteacher took up his post in September 2012.

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