Devonshire Infant School
Francis Avenue, Southsea, PO4 0AG
171 pupils · 90% of 190 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
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| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 1 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 44 | 137 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 48 | 164 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 48 | 140 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 39 | 122 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 44 | 129 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 54 | 145 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 195 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 68 | 228 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Wimborne Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cumberland Infant School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Penbridge Infant School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Craneswater Junior School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.