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Portway Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Ashfield Road, Andover SP10 3PE · portwayinfant.co.uk · 01264 323716
On the mapSearch near SP10 3PE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.36 mi
- 2.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 270
- At capacity · 270 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 12.2%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.36 mi (2.19 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 128 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 83 | 113 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 86 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 127 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.36 mi2.19 km | |
Ofsted
Portway Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 90
- 33% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied