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Craneswater Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Portsmouth

St Ronan's Road, Southsea, PO4 0PX

Website 02392734787

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

96.1%

6.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

508

Capacity used

Over capacity

106%

480 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Jones
Address
St Ronan's Road, Southsea, PO4 0PX
Phone
02392734787
Local authority
Portsmouth
Ward / constituency
Eastney and Craneswater · Portsmouth South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116223

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language22%——
SEN support13%——
53% boys (270)47% girls (238)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

508 pupils · 480 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    16 June 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 532 pupils

Attendance

96.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
20%
21/22
12%
22/23
11%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard53%
-9% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard78%
+3% vs England
Higher standard32%
-1% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard66%
-8% vs England
Higher standard12%
-14% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

652019562023572024532025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)53%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Portsmouth council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.