Southsea Infant School
Collingwood Road, Southsea, PO5 2SR
167 pupils · 93% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 23 June 2026, published 19 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 — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 22 | 153 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 34 | 171 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 59 | 39 | 147 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 55 | 50 | 147 | 55 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 40 | 133 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 46 | 36 | 138 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 53 | 188 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 205 | 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
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Craneswater Junior School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Devonshire Infant School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Fernhurst Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.