Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Primary school in Portsmouth. Standards maintained (Apr 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 12 November 2019, report published 8 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 2 April 2025, report published 21 May 2025.
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around April 2029
The last inspection was in April 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesArundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention
- 0.4 milesManor Infant and Nursery School
Good (Jun 2024)
- 0.4 milesThe Flying Bull Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 7 needs attention
- 0.4 milesSt John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Good (Jul 2022)
- 0.6 milesPenbridge Infant School & Nursery
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.