Penbridge Infant School & Nursery: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Penbridge Infant School & Nursery 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, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 44 first choices in 2021, against 40 in 2026.
Across Portsmouth, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Portsmouth lodged 30 appeals against primary school offers; 17 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (11.8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 40 | 98 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 54 | 47 | 108 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 60 | 52 | 107 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 46 | 82 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 64 | 60 | 93 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 44 | 79 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 64 | 52 | 119 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 68 | 49 | 119 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.