High Down Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Portishead, North Somerset
High Down Infant School is a primary school in Portishead, North Somerset for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2022. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Down Road, Portishead, BS20 6DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “They describe the school as a fun place to learn.”
- “Pupils understand how the school’s ‘learnasaurs’ help them to listen, ask questions and persevere.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, curriculum leaders are unclear about the learning that takes place in early years.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, the curriculum in key stage 1 does not build on what pupils have learned before.”
- “However, they are less confident when discussing fundamental British values, such as democracy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 40 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as North Somerset 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 North Somerset.
- High Down Junior School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Portishead Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tickenham Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingshill Church School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published