Solent Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.795 miles
Published by Portsmouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Solent Infant School is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Solent 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 | 0.795 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.976 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.791 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.983 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.902 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.489 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.416 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.687 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.795 miles, the 5th longest of 16 Portsmouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included); middle figure 0.57 miles.
- The Reception last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 and further than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- 2026 Reception had 102 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 87 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 10.4% 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
- Evelegh Road, Farlington, Portsmouth, PO6 1DH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 269 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “At Solent Infant School, pupils make lots of friends.”
- “This is because the school’s values, which include friendship, respect and responsibility, are demonstrated daily.”
- “Pupils benefit greatly from a range of initiatives that help to support their social, emotional and mental health.”
To improve
- “In 2024, the proportion of Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard in phonics was significantly lower than the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 102 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 87 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.
- Solent Junior School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
- Court Lane Infant Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Court Lane Junior Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Highbury Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Portsdown Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Medina Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gatcombe Park Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) 2.2 mi Good