Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Chivers Close, Southsea, PO5 1HG
462 pupils · 103% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 48.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 June 2024, published 2 October 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 53 | 93 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 41 | 112 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 53 | 101 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 40 | 40 | 63 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 47 | 70 | 48 |
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
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Southsea Infant School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Jude's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.