Solent Infant School, Portsmouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Solent, our aim is simple: to provide a high-quality education for all children within the community we serve. Solent Infant School provides a caring and nurturing educational environment at the centre of its local community."

The school runs after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 102 families put Solent Infant School as their first choice and 205 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Solent Infant School are Solent Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 73% maths); Morelands Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 55% maths); Court Lane Infant Academy (1 mile, Good); and Court Lane Junior Academy (1 mile, Good, 78% reading, 69% maths).

Solent Infant School is one of 3 schools run by The de Curci Trust, an academy trust.

66 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Solent Infant School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

10.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 35 pupils (13%) received SEN support and 8 (3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Cosham Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waterworks Road (e-bound), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Solent Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 94 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Portsmouth (499).

In 2024/25, Solent Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Solent Infant School are Springfield School (0.5 miles), Purbrook Park School (0.8 miles) and Crookhorn College (1.3 miles).