Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Portsmouth
Penbridge Infant School & Nursery is a primary school in Portsmouth for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 September 2022. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lincoln Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy attending this welcoming school.”
- “Those in the early years make a positive start to their school days, settling quickly into the routines.”
- “Even the youngest children feel safe and secure.”
To improve
- “However, in mathematics, this is not the case.”
- “As a result, pupils do not develop their early mathematical understanding in a logical way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 39 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 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.
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Manor Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published