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Bramble Infant School and Nursery

Community school · Southsea · PO4 0DT

Ages 2–7 · 162 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.7%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
128

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

66

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
169
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

162 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
162
Boys / girls
76 / 86
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
162 / 180 (90%)
Free school meals
20.4%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Oli Bradley

Location

Address
Bramble Road
Postcode
PO4 0DT
Town
Southsea
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–7, in Southsea, Portsmouth, 162 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.4%.

Open schools in Southsea
13
Primary schools in Southsea
10
Academies among open schools in Southsea
38% (5)
Open schools in PO4
12
Primary in PO4
10
Open schools in Portsmouth LA
67
Primary in Portsmouth LA
45

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand0.80

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  • Penbridge Infant School & Nursery

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  • Wimborne Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS250%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.39

    0.5 miles away

  • Cumberland Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.38

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Oli Bradley
Telephone
02392828604
Website
www.bramble.portsmouth.sch.uk/

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