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Southsea Infant School

Community school · Southsea · PO5 2SR

Ages 4–7 · 167 pupils · Portsmouth

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Ofsted

Needs attention

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.66 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-23

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
130

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

0.66 · Often has places

1st preferences

39

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

38

Total preferences (any rank)
147
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill93%

167 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
167
Boys / girls
90 / 77
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
167 / 180 (93%)
Free school meals
17.4%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Holmes

Location

Address
Collingwood Road, Southsea Infant School
Postcode
PO5 2SR
Town
Southsea
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Portsmouth
District
Portsmouth
Constituency
Portsmouth South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
9 on roll / 8 capacity

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 4–7, in Southsea, Portsmouth, 167 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 17.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Southsea
13
Primary schools in Southsea
10
Academies among open schools in Southsea
38% (5)
Open schools in PO5
7
Primary in PO5
4
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.

Compare with theseAll in SouthseaNear PO5

  • St Swithun's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Southsea · PO5 2RG · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand1.51

    0.2 miles away

  • Craneswater Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0PX · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM27.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • Bramble Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0DT · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM20.4%
    • Demand1.10

    0.4 miles away

  • Devonshire Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand0.80

    0.6 miles away

  • Fernhurst Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 0AG · Portsmouth

    Ages 7–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Ark Ayrton Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Portsmouth · PO5 4LS · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM62.8%
    • Demand1.19

    0.7 miles away

  • Cumberland Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Southsea · PO4 9HJ · Portsmouth

    Ages 2–7

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

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Holmes
Telephone
02392828176
Website
www.southsea.portsmouth.sch.uk/

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