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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 November 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Court Lane Infant School, URN 116198
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry242 applications · 113 places offered · 101 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.2
- 2025 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.3
- 2024 1.8; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2023 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2022 1.9; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2021 2.1; Portsmouth median median 1.8
- 2020 2.1; Portsmouth median median 2.2
- 2019 2.3; Portsmouth median median 2.3
- 2018 2.5; Portsmouth median median 2.5
- 2017 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.4
- 2016 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 2.4; Portsmouth median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Portsmouth median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Portsmouth median
Dashed bars: as Court Lane Infant School (URN 116198), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 113 | 242 | 2.1 | 101 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 113 | 236 | 2.1 | 101 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 110 | 199 | 1.8 | 100 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 | 112 | 207 | 1.9 | 105 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 117 | 218 | 1.9 | 115 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 98 | 203 | 2.1 | 96 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 117 | 243 | 2.1 | 97 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 | 120 | 278 | 2.3 | 125 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2018 | 120 | 296 | 2.5 | 121 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 120 | 291 | 2.4 | 123 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 * | 120 | 292 | 2.4 | 138 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2015 * | 120 | 282 | 2.4 | 120 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 120 | 263 | 2.2 | 119 | 0.99 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Court Lane Infant AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.1applications per place
- 0.0 km · PortsmouthRemains Good202457%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Portsmouth20251.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · PortsmouthGood20241.9applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · PortsmouthGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · PortsmouthStandards maintained202558%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · PortsmouthImproved significantly20252.3applications per place
- 1.9 km · PortsmouthGood20233.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · PortsmouthGood202348%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143315 · 851/2677
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 346 on roll
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Court Lane Infant School (URN 116198)
- Address
- Hilary Avenue, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2PP
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources