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Cumberland Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Methuen Road, Southsea PO4 9HJ · cumberland.portsmouth.sch.uk · 023 9273 3161
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- Last distance offered
- 0.57 mi
- 0.91 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 172
- 96% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- 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 0.57 mi (914 m) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 87% 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 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.57 mi0.91 km | |
Ofsted
Cumberland Infant School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 61
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied