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Solent Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Evelegh Road, Farlington, Portsmouth PO6 1DH · solentinfant.thesolentschools.org · 023 9237 1073
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Last distance offered
- 0.79 mi
- 1.28 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 269
- 100% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.4%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The De Curci Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.79 mi (1.28 km) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 85% 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 | 90 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 103 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.79 mi1.28 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Solent Infant School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 66
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied