Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery | Ofsted Ratings, Reviews, Exam Results & Admission 2026

The quality of education	Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

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Foundational Skills: Reading prioritised from Nursery, but phonics teaching varies.

Success of the Curriculum: Well-sequenced subjects help recall learning, but early impact unclear.

Areas Needing Improvement: Inconsistent teaching methods create misconceptions.

Support for Falling Behind: Strong systems to identify and support SEND pupils.

Behaviour and Attitudes: Positive relationships and resilience fostered in safe environment.

Performance in Maths & Reading: Extra support helps pupils catch up, but not all understand reading material.

Support for SEND Pupils: Tasks adapted for successful learning alongside peers.

Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils taught safety importance, trusted adults available.

Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Inclusive ethos with high aspirations nurtures diversity.

Teacher Engagement: Staff trained in maintaining positive behaviour and high expectations.

Impact on Student Progress: Retrieval tasks introduced; impact yet to be seen.

Teaching Staff Challenges: Pedagogical approaches not always effective.

2024 25 June

School inspection Requires Improvement
2022 11 January

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Chivers Close, Portsmouth, South East PO5 1HG

About Us

Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Hampshire, South East.

It has 479 students from age 2-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 23 : 1.

At this school, 39% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Requires Improvement by recent Ofsted inspection.

Headteacher/Principal Mr Lee Branscombe
Phase of Education Primary
School Type Academy converter
Gender Co-Ed
Age range 2-11 yr
School Size 420
Student Teacher Ratio 23 : 1
Year Founded 2022
Nursery provision Has Nursery Classes

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	Current Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Portsmouth PO5 1HG	Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Portsmouth PO5 4LS View profile	Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Portsmouth PO1 1FG View profile
Phase of Education	Primary	Primary	Primary
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夜来香研究所 grade	B+	A+	B-
Ofset report	Requires Improvement	Good	-
Age range	2-11	2-11	3-11

Gender	Co-Ed	Co-Ed	Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio	23.6	19.8	20.7
Proficient Math	101	104	99
Proficient Read	102	102	100
Grade 5 or above GCSE	-	-	-
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Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery Reviews

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Cottage grove really helped my child in her academics ,and her teachers are very helpful , supportive and kind

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Jul-26-2024

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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score	School	LA	England
Maths	101	91	97
Reading	102	92	98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths	School	LA	England
Pupils meeting the expected standard	39%	45.58%	55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	0%	2.75%	7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject	Progress score	Description
Reading	-0.8	Below Average
Writing	-1.5	Below Average
Maths	-0.6	Below Average