If your child doesn’t receive a place at their first choice primary school, parents can appeal the decision up until May 15 by getting in touch with the area’s council.
SATs, which stands for Standard Assessment Tests, are taken twice during primary school, once in year 1 and then again in year 6, in a bid to measure students’ progress and the performance of schools across the country.
The data for students who completed the SATs tests at the end of key stage 2 last summer was released by the Department of Education in April 2025.
The expected standard of the score, which is known as the reading ‘scaled score’, is 100 or more in both English and maths, with the higher expected score being 110 or more.
Across Portsmouth and the surrounding areas, there are 30 primary schools that have achieved the expected standard or above in English - dive into our gallery featuring these schools:
25. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery achieved above the average standard in reading in its 2025 SATs results with a score of 103. | Ian Hargreaves Photo: ian hargreaves
26. Copnor Primary School, Portsmouth
Copnor Primary School achieved above the average standard in reading in its 2025 SATs results with a score of 103. | Google Photo: Google
27. New Horizons Primary School
New Horizons Primary School achieved above the average standard in reading in its 2025 SATs results with a score of 103. Pictured: Head of School, Mr Jones, and students. | Contributed Photo: New Horizons Primary School
28. Penbridge Junior School
Penbridge Junior School achieved above the average standard in reading in its 2025 SATs results with a score of 103. | Google Photo: Google