Penbridge Infant School & Nursery
Lincoln Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5BG
207 pupils · 87% of 238 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Free school meals
- 35.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 September 2022, published 9 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 40 | 98 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 54 | 47 | 108 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 52 | 107 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 46 | 82 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 64 | 60 | 93 | 63 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 44 | 79 | 44 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 64 | 52 | 119 | 57 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 68 | 49 | 119 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery 0.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Fernhurst Junior School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Devonshire Infant School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bramble Infant School and Nursery 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.