Moorings Way Infant School, Southsea

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Moorings Way Infant School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that the procedures to identify disadvantaged pupils are known by all."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal development programme is carefully shaped around pupils' needs and experiences."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils learn well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils want to attend school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the school's curriculum is broad and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years are happy and well cared for."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and well-evidenced understanding of the school's strengths and the areas that require further development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue with their actions to further strengthen pupils' writing through staff training and consistently high expectations across the curriculum".

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Moorings Way Infant School as their first choice and 102 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Moorings Way Infant School are Meon Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Meon Infant School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement); Langstone Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 71% maths); and Milton Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 69% maths).

Moorings Way Infant School is one of 26 schools run by The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

22 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Moorings Way Infant School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (82%).

7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 9 (7.8%) 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.

Moorings Way Infant School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Fratton Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Warren Avenue (w-bound), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 271 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Portsmouth (499).

In 2024/25, Moorings Way Infant School issued 4 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Moorings Way Infant School are Miltoncross Academy (0.5 miles) and Admiral Lord Nelson School (1.2 miles).