Portchester South East

Summary

Portchester South East (E02004738) is part of Hampshire local authority (view on map). Portchester South East has an approximate population of 7,200 people, of which 15% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Portchester South East neighbours Paulsgrove West & Port Solent, and Portchester North West.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Portchester South East is the 90th least deprived area in Hampshire (out of 170) with 21% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Hampshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Portchester South East, 18% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Hampshire and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Portchester South East % in Hampshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 18% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 82% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Portchester South East, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hampshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Portchester South East % in Hampshire % in England
No special educational needs 80% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Portchester South East, 8% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Hampshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Portchester South East % in Hampshire % in England
White 91% 85% 67%
Asian 2% 6% 14%
Black 2% 3% 7%
Mixed 4% 5% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Portchester South East with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 11% in Hampshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Portchester South East % in Hampshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Portchester South East has 10 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Portchester South East
All childcare providers 10
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 8

In Portchester South East, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Portchester South East. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Portchester South East has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Portchester South East
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Portchester South East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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