King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant), Portsmouth
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Portsmouth, part of King's Group Academies. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. It was 68% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Portsmouth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) in detail
Getting a place at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) are King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) (under 0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Gatcombe Park Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); Stamshaw Infant Academy (0.6 miles, Good); and Stamshaw Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 57% maths).
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)Gatcombe Park Primary SchoolStamshaw Infant AcademyStamshaw Junior School
The trust
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is one of 15 schools run by King's Group Academies, an academy trust.
What parents say
46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 21 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 13 (5.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hilsea Rail Station, about 1190 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Doyle Avenue (n-bound), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) issued 9 suspensions, 3.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) are UTC Portsmouth (0.3 miles), Trafalgar School (0.3 miles), Mayfield School (0.5 miles) and Admiral Lord Nelson School (1.2 miles).
UTC PortsmouthTrafalgar SchoolMayfield SchoolAdmiral Lord Nelson School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils learn well at this caring and supportive school. Strong professional relationships between both adults and pupils and between pupils permeate throughout. Pupils focus well on learning, with minimal disruption in lessons. When pupils need extra help to manage their emotions or to focus, the school provides this in a calm and caring manner. Pupils who need support for their mental health and well-being benefit from regular check-ins that help them to feel safe and secure.
The school aspires for all pupils to learn the knowledge they need for future success. In the past, the school has not achieved this. This has led to poor national test results in reading, writing and mathematics. However, due to the improvements that have been made over the last two years, pupils' achievement is now much better.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is determined that all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn a wide range of knowledge and skills in all subjects. A broad curriculum identifies what pupils must learn across the curriculum. In many subjects, the important knowledge that pupils need to remember is identified precisely. This knowledge is set out in a sensible order that builds pupils' knowledge and skills over time. This helps pupils to achieve well. However, in a few subjects, what pupils must learn is not identified precisely enough. Furthermore, sometimes the curriculum content is not set out in the most sensible order. When this is the case, teachers do not know exactly what to teach or when best to teach it. At times, this means that pupils do not learn as well as they could.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2022 inspection - down from Good.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
24.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
46 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
25.7
Infant (KS1)
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant).
- Zuko Sports Holiday Camp (KANP)At the school · Not yet graded
- CM Sports Holiday Club800m away · Not yet graded
- Little Prems Stamshaw Juniors930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Portsmouth's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is in Portsmouth; for families living there:
- Portsmouth's school travel policy: Travel assistance policy for school age (5-16) children
- How to apply: apply for discretionary travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 50
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 11
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 12 serious and 36 slight.
11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Portsmouth is 57 (the median across 67 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
243 pupils
360 places
117 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Portsmouth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Portsmouth
Across Portsmouth council
Places available
2,230
Applications
1,887
Got 1st preference
93.0%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Portsmouth council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
21
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
231
Total Pupils
118
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
17.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,541
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,602
Per pupil
£1522k
Total funding
£71k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Questions parents ask about King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
What is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)'s Ofsted rating?
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)'s most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
No fixed boundary. When King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is oversubscribed, Portsmouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) was not full in 2025: it ran at 68% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
Classes at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) has around 231 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
5.4% of sessions were missed at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
Apply through Portsmouth's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Zuko Sports Holiday Camp (KANP) (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 12 serious and 36 slight. 11 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Portsmouth is 57 (the median across 67 schools, same distance and years).
Where is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is at Kipling Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 9NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)