Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 446 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 480 |
| Free school meals | 54.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | ARK SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Address | Turner Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4PN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.arkdickensprimary.org/ |
| Telephone | 02392826514 |
| URN | 141020 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 November 2019, published 8 December 2019:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 2 April 2025, outcome: Standards maintained.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Manor Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- The Flying Bull Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Penbridge Infant School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- New Horizons Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Penbridge Junior School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.