Cumberland Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Southsea, Portsmouth
Cumberland Infant School is a primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2022. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Methuen Road, Southsea, PO4 9HJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are keen and excited to learn.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for pupils to learn a broad range of knowledge in a wide variety of subjects.”
- “This starts in the early years, where children enjoy learning to jump, climb and construct in the brand new ‘physical development zone’.”
To improve
- “However, some subjects are at an earlier stage of development.”
- “In these subjects, some teachers’ subject knowledge is not as deep and detailed as it could be.”
- “This means that they do not consistently design tasks that enable all pupils to achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Portsmouth published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Portsmouth.
- Wimborne Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Milton Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Craneswater Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meon Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meon Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade