Highbury Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Dovercourt Road
 Cosham
 Portsmouth
 Hampshire PO6 2RZ
Telephone: 023 9237 5404

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Highbury Primary School
Trust: University of Chichester Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: University of Chichester Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Watson (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Ashley Howard (went to Mayfield School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 17.9 / 22.42
Non-teaching Staff*: 31.65
Number of pupils: 411
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.0
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 26.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 15.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Portsmouth
Constituency: Portsmouth North
Electoral Ward: Cosham
School Number: 8512674

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 18th November 2025 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. City of Portsmouth College (0.2km) show on map
  2. Redwood Park Academy (0.2km) show on map
  3. Court Lane Infant Academy (0.7km) show on map
  4. Court Lane Junior Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. UTC Portsmouth (1.0km) show on map
  6. Springfield School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Trafalgar School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Gatcombe Park Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Portsdown Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Medina Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) (1.6km) show on map
  12. King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) (1.7km) show on map
  13. Solent Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Cliffdale Primary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  15. Solent Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Mayfield School (2.1km) show on map
  17. The Wymering School (2.2km) show on map
  18. Admiral Lord Nelson School (2.2km) show on map
  19. King's Academy College Park (Junior) (2.3km) show on map
  20. King's Academy College Park (Infant) (2.3km) show on map
  21. Beacon View Primary Academy (2.4km) show on map
  22. Copnor Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Stamshaw Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  24. Stamshaw Infant Academy (2.6km) show on map
  25. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  26. The Harbour School (2.7km) show on map
  27. St Paul's Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  28. Purbrook Park School (2.9km) show on map
  29. New Horizons Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  30. Westover Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  31. Morelands Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  32. Penbridge Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  33. The Flying Bull Academy (3.4km) show on map
  34. Langstone Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  35. Manor Infant and Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  36. Riverside Community Special School (3.7km) show on map
  37. The Victory Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  38. Castle View Academy (3.7km) show on map
  39. Purbrook Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  40. Purbrook Junior School (3.8km) show on map
  41. Havant and South Downs College (3.8km) show on map
  42. The Portsmouth Academy (3.9km) show on map
  43. Madani Academy (3.9km) show on map
  44. Ark Dickens Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  45. Crookhorn College (4.0km) show on map
  46. Miltoncross Academy (4.1km) show on map
  47. Moorings Way Infant School (4.2km) show on map
  48. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (4.3km) show on map
  49. Castle Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  50. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville (4.3km) show on map
  51. Oaklands Catholic School (4.3km) show on map
  52. Mill Hill Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  53. Penbridge Infant School & Nursery (4.5km) show on map
  54. St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  55. St Edmund's Catholic School (4.7km) show on map
  56. Releasing Potential School (4.7km) show on map
  57. Portchester Community School (4.7km) show on map
  58. Meon Junior School (4.8km) show on map
  59. Meon Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  60. Bidbury Junior School (4.8km) show on map
  61. Bidbury Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  62. Priory School (4.9km) show on map
  63. Springwood Infant School (4.9km) show on map
  64. Springwood Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  65. Ark Ayrton Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  66. St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant (4.9km) show on map
  67. Ark Charter Academy (4.9km) show on map
  68. Berewood Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  69. Mary Rose Academy (5.0km) show on map
  70. The Waterloo School (5.0km) show on map
  71. Wimborne Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  72. Devonshire Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  73. Fernhurst Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  74. Barncroft Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  75. Milton Park Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  76. Northern Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  77. Northern Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  78. Bramble Infant School and Nursery (5.2km) show on map
  79. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Vol... (5.3km) show on map
  80. Red Barn Community Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  81. Park Community School (5.5km) show on map
  82. Cumberland Infant School (5.5km) show on map
  83. Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery (5.5km) show on map
  84. Bosmere Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  85. Jubilee School (5.7km) show on map
  86. Trosnant Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  87. Trosnant Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  88. Prospect School (5.8km) show on map
  89. Wicor Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  90. The Portsmouth Grammar School (5.8km) show on map
  91. Southsea Infant School (5.8km) show on map
  92. Craneswater Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  93. Riders Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  94. Riders Infant School (5.9km) show on map
  95. Fairfield Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  96. Portsmouth High School GDST (6.0km) show on map
  97. St Jude's CofE Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  98. St Swithun's Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  99. Warren Park Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  100. Mayville High School (6.3km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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