Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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.
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Southsea, Portsmouth for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | 0.334 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 44.6%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals compares with a middle figure of 28.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 53 first-choice applications for 58 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 8 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 53% was the 2nd lowest in 2024/25 of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Portsmouth that have results.
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
- Chivers Close, Southsea, PO5 1HG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school is at the heart of the community.”
- “Diversity is celebrated and nurtured throughout the school.”
- “Everyone is welcome here and valued for what they offer to the school’s diverse community.”
To improve
- “There is still some work to be done, however, to embed curriculum changes so that all pupils achieve well.”
- “The school knows that not all pupils are prepared for the next stage of their education and they are tackling this.”
- “However, it is too soon to see the full impact of these changes on pupils’ outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 53 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.
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Southsea Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Jude's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Swithun's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Devonshire Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published