Penbridge Infant School, Portsmouth

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Penbridge Infant School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Penbridge Infant School are St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths); Fernhurst Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 73% maths); and Ark Ayrton Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths).

Penbridge 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.

27.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Asian (17%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 57 pupils (27.5%) received SEN support and 30 (14.5%) 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.

Penbridge Infant School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs and moderate learning difficulties: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Penbridge Infant School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 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 210 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fratton Bridge (n-bound), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1219 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Portsmouth (499), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Penbridge Infant School issued 25 suspensions, 12.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Penbridge Infant School are Priory School (0.3 miles), The Portsmouth Academy (0.4 miles), St Edmund's Catholic School (0.5 miles) and Miltoncross Academy (0.6 miles).