Southsea Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · 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.
Southsea Infant School is a primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 4–7 (community school). Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Southsea Infant School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 1.197 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 | 0.664 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.277 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.521 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, Reception had 22 first-choice applications for 29 offers, the lowest ratio of first choices per offer (0.8) of 36 Portsmouth primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 8 earlier years.
- 17.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
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
- Collingwood Road, Southsea Infant School, Southsea, PO5 2SR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 23 June 2026
Strengths
- “Southsea Infant School is a welcoming and friendly community.”
- “Pupils take pride in enacting the school values to 'be ready, respectful and safe'.”
- “They have positive relationships with the school staff, rooted in kindness and care.”
To improve
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not prepared for their next stage of education.”
- “Leaders' work to strengthen the quality and consistency of teaching is ongoing.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 22 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.
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Craneswater Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Cumberland Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published