Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

Chivers Close, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1HG

Requires Improvement

Inspected 25 June 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

53%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

477

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Portsmouth →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 477 / 450 (106%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 25 June 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

46.0%

Disadvantaged

53.9%

EAL

3.6%

SEN support

19.9%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

53%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

104

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

5.5%

Overall absence

14.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

19.08

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.3 vs 2023/24

23.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

29.21

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.1 vs 2023/24

£49,086

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 13% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,847 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

2.7

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,937

Spend per pupil

£8,683

Income per pupil

41%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.