Bramble Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Southsea, Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bramble Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bramble Infant School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 0.709 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.419 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.824 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.421 mi |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 19 of the 35 other Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome; places ran out in 4 of the 8 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 38 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 36 Portsmouth primary schools; 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 20.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth is 28.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bramble Road, Southsea, PO4 0DT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Many ingredients make up what one parent captured perfectly as the ‘nurturing, supportive and creative environment, where staff have a genuine care for the children’s well-being, growth and education’.”
- “The incredibly strong partnership with parents rubs off on pupils, who are happily settled in school and attend well.”
- “They are appreciative of their teachers.”
To improve
- “The school has pinpointed why standards in writing are not as strong.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Devonshire Infant School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Southsea Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Craneswater Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Penbridge Infant School & Nursery 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wimborne Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Cumberland Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published