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Fernhurst Junior School[1]

Primary · ages 7–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 55% 55% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
55% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
1% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2023/24 57%[4] 1%[4]
2022/23 56%[5] 1%[5]
2018/19 60%[6] 6%[6]
2017/18 56%[7] 8%[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
28 Mar 2023[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
23 May 2023[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
15 Nov 2017[9] S5 Inspection[9] Good[9]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
7–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
360[1]
Local authority
Portsmouth[1]
Website
www.fernhurst.portsmouth.sch.uk/[1]
District
Portsmouth[10]
Postcode
PO4 0AG[1]
URN
116221[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
361 2024/25[11]
English as an additional language
38.5% 2024/25[11]
SEN support
11.9% 2024/25[11]
EHC plan
2.5% 2024/25[11]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
38.8% 2024/25[11]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.