Moorings Way Infant School, Southsea
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a caring school where every child is known and supported as an individual. Teachers work hard to help all pupils learn well and develop confidence, with particular strength in supporting children who need extra help. Pupils behave beautifully, enjoy school and show real kindness and respect to each other.
Key Strengths
- Excellent safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively managed
- Highly personalised support for pupils who need additional help, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs
- Strong pastoral care and wellbeing support, strengthened by the new parent hub
- Broad and ambitious curriculum with effective teaching of reading, writing and mathematics
- High attendance rates and excellent pupil behaviour across the school
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent expectations for pupils' use of grammar and punctuation in their written work
- Some variability in how pupils apply their understanding of grammar and punctuation when writing
- Need for consistent staff training to strengthen writing across the school
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, trips, swimming through pop-up pool on playground, visits to local care home to share books, intergenerational activities
Moorings Way Infant School is a welcoming and caring school where pupils feel safe, happy and excited to learn. The school has strong systems for supporting disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, with high attendance and excellent behaviour.
At a Glance
17.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
116 pupils
135 capacity
19 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Southsea
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Southsea
Admissions Demand - Portsmouth
Places available
2,365
Applications
1,984
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Portsmouth (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0258%
Overall absence
9.72222%
Persistent absence
72
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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